Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Williams
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 17, 1987No. 43 W.D. Appeal Docket, 1985PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FLAHERTY, Justice.
This is a direct appeal from imposition of judgment of sentence of death, 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 722(4), 9711(h). For the reasons that follow, we will not disturb the convictions, but we reverse the judgment of sentence of death and remand for imposition of a life sentence.
Appellant was convicted along with his brother, Ronald Alfred Williams, of murder of the first degree, criminal conspiracy, possession of instruments of crime, prohibited offensive weapons, receiving stolen property, and firearms not to be carried without a license in connection with the…
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