Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Wharton
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 28, 1992No. 114 E.D. Appeal Docket 1986PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ZAPPALA, Justice.
The victims in this case, Bradley and Feme Hart, husband and wife, were subjected to a reign of terror by Robert Wharton, the appellant, and others, commencing in the summer of 1983, and ending tragically in their deaths on January 30, 1984. Appellant was arrested on February 7, 1984, and charged with two counts of homicide, robbery, criminal conspiracy, and numerous theft, burglary and related offenses. A jury of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County found him guilty of two counts of murder in the first degree and of all the related offenses. Following a…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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3Cited by90 opinions
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