Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Whitson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 18, 1975No. 177PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
O’BRIEN, Justice.
Appellant, Carl Whitson, was tried by a judge and jury and found guilty of murder in the first degree. *104Post-trial motions were denied, and appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment. This appeal followed.
On January 16, 1973, Mrs. Beverly Moore was walking in a westerly direction along Fifth Avenue in the City of Pittsburgh. A passing motorist observed Mrs. Moore and saw a tall, thin, black man with his arm around her back and his right arm in front of her, as if he were supporting her. A flash of light was seen near Mrs. Moore’s face, and a gunshot was…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Commonwealth v. FutchSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- United States v. Fred Louis Bell and Charles Lavern BeasleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Commonwealth v. KenneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- John E. Adams v. United States of America, Ernest J. Stuckey v. United States of America, Melvin R. Roots v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Commonwealth v. EvansSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
3Cited by42 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. MusiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Commonwealth v. RoseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Commonwealth v. TaylorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
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