Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Maloney
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 24, 1976No. 50PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*345OPINION
EAGEN, Justice.
Kenneth Fiedle Maloney was convicted by a jury of murder of the first degree and the punishment was fixed at life imprisonment. Following the denial of post-verdict motions, sentence was imposed. This appeal followed. The sufficiency of the evidence to warrant the conviction is not challenged;1 however, it is argued that certain errors at trial were so prejudicial, a reversal of the judgment and a retrial is required.
The prosecution stemmed from a fatal stabbing at a carnival in East Bangor, Northampton County, sponsored by a local volunteer firemen’s group. The victim,…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Schneble v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Commonwealth v. KloiberSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
- Commonwealth v. GoosbySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
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3Cited by86 opinions
- Commonwealth v. StorySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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- Commonwealth v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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