Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Austin

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 14, 1979No. 150 and 649PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

O’BRIEN, Justice.

Appellant, Steven Austin, was convicted in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia of murder of the first degree, *58possession , of an instrument of crime, possession of a concealed weapon, and possession of a prohibited offensive weapon. He was sentenced to imprisonment for life for the murder conviction and two-and-one-half-to-five-years for the possession of an instrument of crime conviction, the sentences to run consecutively. Sentences for possession of a concealed weapon and possession of a prohibited offensive weapon were suspended. Appellant…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ClairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Commonwealth v. BlairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Commonwealth v. McCutchenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. Commonwealth v. JacksonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  5. Commonwealth v. CarrSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ShainSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  2. Commonwealth v. LongSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  3. Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  4. Commonwealth v. ThomasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  5. Commonwealth v. SabbSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979

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