Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Huffman
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 11, 1994No. 182 Eastern District, Appeal Docket 1990PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
CAPPY,1 Justice.
The Appellant, Andrew Eric Huffman, (a/k/a Eric Draighton) was convicted by a jury of murder of the first degree in the beating death of Edward Heileman and was sentenced to death. He was also convicted of conspiracy,2 robbery,3 and burglary,4 and was sentenced to prison for an aggregate, consecutive term of twenty-five to fifty years.5 We reverse the first degree murder conviction and remand for a new trial.
The evidence as presented to the jury reveals the following. On March 13, 1989 at about 8:00 p.m., Andrew Eric Huffman conspired with Eric Grier, to…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Commonwealth v. StorySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth v. StrantzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
- Commonwealth v. BachertSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Commonwealth v. RifeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
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3Cited by87 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. DanielsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
- Bronshtein v. HornCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
- Commonwealth v. SepulvedaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- Commonwealth v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
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