Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. McCoy
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 18, 1961No. Appeal, No. 199PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Jones,
Gaetano Sabelli, the owner of a grocery store in Philadelphia, was shot and killed by the defendant, McCoy, during the course of his armed robbery on the premises on July 1, 1957. McCoy was indicted for murder for the felonious killing and was tried under the so-called “Split-Verdict Act” of December 1, 1959, P. L. 1621, amending Section 701 of The Penal Code of June 24, 1939, P. L. 872, 18 PS §4701 (Pocket Part).1 ■ At the trial of the issue of the defendant’s guilt or innocence of murder, the jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Commonwealth v. ParkerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
- People v. PurvisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1959
- Commonwealth v. TurnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Commonwealth v. DagueSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
- Commonwealth v. John JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Commonwealth v. CoyleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Commonwealth. v. HossSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Commonwealth v. ButlerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
- Williamson v. ReynoldsDistrict Court, E.D. Oklahoma · 1995
- Bentman v. Seventh Ward Democratic Executive CommitteeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
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