Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Nash
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 30, 1970No. Appeal, 450PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice O’Brien,
This is a direct appeal from the judgment of sentence of the Court of Oyer and Terminer of Philadelphia County. Appellant, Robert E. Nash, Jr., was convicted by a jury on May. 2, 1962, of murder in the first degree and was sentenced to life imprisonment.
On June 5, 1968, appellant filed a petition for post-conviction relief, alleging that he had not knowingly waived his right to appeal. On July 26, 1968, the court granted appellant the right to file post-trial motions mmc pro tunc. A motion for new trial was filed; it was denied on June 11, 1969. This appeal…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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3Cited by27 opinions
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