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Commonwealth v. Fortune

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 8, 1982No. 2550PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CIRILLO, Judge:

Appellant, Richard Harry Fortune, was convicted by a jury on November 19, 1979, of second degree murder, 1 rape, 2 and criminal conspiracy to commit second degree murder. 3 After trial counsel timely filed post-verdict motions, he was replaced by present counsel who also filed additional post-verdict motions. These motions were denied by the trial court. Appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment on the second degree murder conviction and a concurrent term of not less than ten nor more than twenty years imprisonment on the criminal conspiracy conviction. He was additionally…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Whalen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  3. United States v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Illinois v. VitaleSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Commonwealth v. HolzerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WhiteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  2. Mitchell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
  3. Mitchell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
  4. Commonwealth v. RuffinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  5. Commonwealth v. BogdenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987

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