Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Young
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 25, 1974No. Appeal, 511PublishedCited by 256 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Roberts,
James Young appeals from his convictions of murder in the second degree, aggravated robbery, and burglary with intent to commit a felony. We reverse and grant a new trial.
The crimes with which appellant was charged grew out of the killing of Martin Snader. On November 22, 1968, at 10:40 a.m., Snader was found lying on the floor of Ms jewelry store with a bullet in the left side of his head. He died a few hours later.
A Philadelphia police officer on November 30, 1968, stopped the automobile appellant was driving because he thought appellant was driving too slowly.…
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