Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Curry

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 22, 1926No. Appeal, 310PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Sadler,

The defendant, Curry, was jointly indicted with Bentley, Juliana and Doris for the..hilling of Harry M. Cooper, a police officer, on May 4th, 1926. He was convicted pf murder of the first degree, and sentenced to death. An examination of the record convinces us that all of the essentials of the offense were proved, and, unless some trial error appears, the judgment should be affirmed. The facts surrounding the shooting have been set forth in the opinion filed in Commonwealth v. Bentley, and need not be repeated. It may be observed that the evidence justified the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Alexander v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1884
  2. Commonwealth v. HendersonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
  3. Commonwealth v. MarionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
  4. McFadden v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1853

3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. AlmeidaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
  2. Commonwealth v. ParkerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
  3. Commonwealth v. AljoeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  4. Commonwealth v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
  5. Commonwealth v. LehmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932

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