Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Carpenter
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 28, 1977No. 120PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
EAGEN, Chief Justice.
Appellant, James Carpenter, was convicted by a jury of murder of the third degree. Post-verdict motions were denied and a sentence of not less than seven and one-half nor more than fifteen years imprisonment was imposed. This direct appeal followed.
Carpenter asserts several trial errors which he urges require reversal of the judgment and the grant of a new trial. We do not agree and for the reasons stated herein, we affirm the judgment of sentence.
The charges arose from the stabbing death of one Beatrice Wheeler in her residence at 1312 Fitzwater…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Commonwealth v. ClairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Commonwealth v. StoltzfusSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. FarquharsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
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3Cited by29 opinions
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