Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Sleighter
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 10, 1981No. 19PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FLAHERTY, Justice.
In the early morning hours of September 19, 1978 William Paul Williams met his death as a result of a severe beating inflicted upon him in the lobby of the Madden Hotel in Chambersburg and in the alley adjacent to the hotel. Appellant herein and co-defendant, James Harmon, were charged as a result of this incident. Harmon was convicted in a non-jury trial of murder of the second degree and *264robbery. Appellant entered a plea of guilty to the charge of murder generally in exchange for the Commonwealth’s agreement to nolle pros all other charges against him. A degree of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BastoneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. EnglishSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
3Cited by23 opinions
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