Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Thomas
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 5, 1978No. 27 and 56PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER OF COURT
2Per curiam
This Court is unanimously of the view that the judgment of sentence at No. 56 March Term, 1977, for aggravated assault, should be affirmed.
As to the involuntary manslaughter convictions appealed to No. 27 March Term, 1977, the six members of this Court who have participated in the consideration and decision of this case are equally divided. Mr. Chief Justice EAGEN, Mr. Justice POMEROY and Mr. Justice NIX would affirm the judgments of sentence. Mr. Justice O’BRIEN, Mr. Justice ROBERTS and Mr. Justice MANDERINO would reverse the judgments of sentence and award a new trial. The…
3Cases cited83 opinions
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- Wiegand v. WiegandSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- People v. MussendenNew York Court of Appeals · 1955
- Commonwealth v. MatthewsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Commonwealth v. ColandroSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
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4Cited by17 opinions
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