Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Harper
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 5, 1979No. 244 and 414PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
EAGEN, Chief Justice.
On March 3, 1976, appellant, Anthony Harper, was convicted by a jury in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia of murder of the first degree, robbery, possessing instruments of crime-generally, possessing instruments of crime-concealed weapon, and possessing a prohibited offensive weapon. The convictions stem from the September 13, 1975 robbery and fatal shooting of Matthew Boylan. Following the denial of post-verdict motions, a sentence of life imprisonment was imposed on the murder conviction. Prison sentences were also imposed on the robbery…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. TabbSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
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3Cited by130 opinions
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