Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Gordon
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 3, 1968No. Appeal, 72PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Eagen,
Garfield Gordon was convicted by a jury of murder in the first degree and the punishment was fixed at life imprisonment. Post-trial motions were denied and sentence imposed as the jury directed. Gordon appeals from, the judgment. The sufficiency of the evidence is unquestioned, but it is urged that several trial errors constituted a denial of due process of law.
On July 8, 1966, at about 11 a.m., a retail jewelry shop located on the second flooi* of the Plaza Building in downtown Pittsburgh was held up by two armed robbers. The operator of the establishment…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. HaydenSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Stoner v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by48 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. StaffordSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Commonwealth v. SiloSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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