Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Cooper
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 28, 2007No. 454, 455, 462 CAPPublishedCited by 147 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice FITZGERALD.
Appellant Willie Cooper was arrested on May 1, 2002, and charged with murder and related offenses in connection with the killing of Sherita House in Philadelphia.1 The victim lived with her boyfriend, William Cooper, who is appellant’s brother. The murder took place in the couple’s apartment.
*126The Honorable Jane Cutler Greenspan, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, presided over appellant’s jury trial. On October 1, 2003, the jury found appellant guilty of First Degree Murder (18 Pa.C.S. § 2502(a)), Robbery (18 Pa.C.S. § 3701(a)), and Burglary (18 Pa.C.S. § 3502(a)).…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Yarborough v. GentrySupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Commonwealth v. GrantSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Commonwealth v. BomarSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Commonwealth v. StoltzfusSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
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3Cited by147 opinions
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