Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Kontos
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 22, 1971No. Appeal, 79PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion ry
Mr. Justice Jones,
Nick Kontos, the appellant, along with Gus Kontos, Mary Dixon and Jean Davis, was indicted for murder and voluntary manslaughter in connection with the slaying of Hazel Deere. Appellant was subsequently convicted of murder in the first degree. On appeal to this Court, we reversed the judgment of sentence and granted a new trial due to an error that need not presently concern us. Com. v. Dixon, 432 Pa. 423, 248 A. 2d 231 (1968). On retrial the jury again found appellant guilty of murder in the first degree and he was sentenced to life imprisonment. Owing to alleged…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by57 opinions
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