Commonwealth v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Roberts,
Appellant, Vincent Johnson, was found guilty by a jury on March 21, 1973, of murder in the first degree and aggravated robbery. Post-trial motions were denied and concurrent sentences of life imprisonment on the conviction for murder and ten to twenty years on *557the robbery conviction were imposed. This direct appeal followed.1 We affirm.
On October 29, 1971, Kenneth Wakefield was assaulted and sustained severe head injuries, which resulted in his death. In connection with the investigation of this incident, the police requested appellant’s father to bring appellant…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Jencks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Commonwealth v. FutchSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Commonwealth v. GarvinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Commonwealth v. AgieSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
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3Cited by69 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BoldenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
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- Commonwealth v. SparrowSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. McNeilSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
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