Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Westwood
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 29, 1936No. Appeal, 193PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Maxey,
The appellant, James J. Westwood, was charged with the murder of his wife, Martha. After trial he was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. This appeal followed.
About 1: 45 A. M., * July 10, 1935, Bertha Westwood, a daughter, aged 19 years, heard shots in her mother’s bedroom located on the second floor of the Westwood home. She entered the room and saw blood flowing from her mother’s face. The other children, Martha, aged 12, and Jimmy, aged 7, also came in. Bertha notified the police station that somebody had shot her mother, and…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Commonwealth v. DascalakisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
- Hester v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1877
- People v. . ThornNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Turner v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Commonwealth v. TurzaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
- Commonwealth v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. FugmannSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
- Commonwealth v. LittlejohnSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
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