Commonwealth v. Moyer
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
POMEROY, Justice.
Appellant was convicted by a jury of murder in the first degree for the death by stabbing of his nine year old brother. After the denial of his post-verdict motions, Moyer was committed for life to the Farview State Hospital in lieu of sentence, pursuant to section 410 of the Mental Health and Mental Retardation Act of 1966.1 This direct appeal followed.2
The evidence at trial established that on the morning of May 15, 1978, at approximately 7:00 a. m., Moyer, then nineteen years of age and living away from home, broke into the home of his parents in Stowe,…
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Commonwealth v. RoseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Commonwealth v. DemmittSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Commonwealth v. CropperSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
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3Cited by21 opinions
- State v. EvansCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- Commonwealth v. VogelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Commonwealth v. LesherSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. ErnstSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. ReillySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
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