Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Gwyn
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 4, 1972No. Appeal, 21PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Boberts,
Appellant Hilery Kandolph Gwyn was charged with murder and brought to trial before a jury on April 1, 1968. The jury returned a verdict of guilty in the first degree and imposed a sentence of life imprisonment. Post-trial motions were denied and appellant appealed to this Court. We affirmed his judgment of sentence. Commonwealth v. Gwyn, 441 Pa. 546, 272 A. 2d 891 (1971).
On May 27, 1971, appellant, assisted by counsel, filed a petition pursuant to the Post Conviction Hearing Act.1 The trial court denied the petition without a hearing. This appeal challenges the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Coleman v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- White v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Adams v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Butler v. RundleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Commonwealth v. ViaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Commonwealth v. RightnourSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. RinesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Commonwealth v. JamesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
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