Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Howard

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 6, 1988No. 2535PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*47HESTER, Judge:

Following a jury trial held December 6-28, 1985, Ford Howard, appellant, was convicted of first degree murder, criminal conspiracy and possession of an instrument of crime. At the penalty hearing held December 31, 1985, the jury imposed a life sentence on the murder conviction. At the formal sentencing on September 3, 1986, the trial court denied post-trial motions and imposed the judgment of sentence of life imprisonment for murder, ten to twenty years imprisonment for conspiracy and two and one-half to five years imprisonment for possession, all sentences to be served…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Commonwealth v. StoltzfusSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. Commonwealth v. SimonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  5. Commonwealth v. MeyersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. LaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  2. Commonwealth v. FrenchSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  3. Commonwealth v. DavisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  4. Commonwealth v. ManchasSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  5. Commonwealth v. CorreaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995

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