Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Davis
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 22, 1980No. 293, 353PublishedCited by 147 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KAUFFMAN, Justice.
Kevin Davis, also known as Kevin Cargo, appeals from the judgments of sentence entered by the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County following his conviction for murder of the first degree and possession of an instrument of crime. The relevant facts are as follows:
On June 7, 1975, the victim, Frank Johnson (“Johnson”), attended a party given by friends at 2412 Hulseman Terrace in Philadelphia. During the evening, an argument broke out between members of rival gangs, and two unidentified individuals forcibly removed Johnson from the premises. While he was…
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