Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Stewart
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 25, 1974No. Appeal, 15PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Jones,
On March 18, 1961, appellant, Frederick Charles Stewart, was found guilty by a jury of murder in the first degree. No post-trial motions were made and appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment after the jury had become deadlocked on the question of imposition of penalty under the Split Verdict Act. Following two appeals to this Court concerning appellant’s constitutional right of appeal, see Commonwealth v. Stewart, 430 Pa. 7, 241 A.2d 764 (1968) and Commonwealth v. Stewart, 435 Pa. 449, 257 A.2d 251 (1969), a motion for new trial was filed and argued…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- In Re Murchison.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- United States v. JornSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Adams v. United States Ex Rel. McCannSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by66 opinions
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