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Commonwealth v. Burton

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 3, 1980No. 444PublishedCited by 71 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

EAGEN, Chief Justice.

On May 31, 1973, the warden and deputy warden of Holmesburg Prison in Philadelphia were slain within the confines of the prison. Appellant, Frederick Burton, and another inmate, Joseph Bowen, were charged with the murders. On June 8, 1976, a jury found Burton guilty of one count of murder of the second degree. Post-verdict motions were filed and denied after a hearing. Burton was then sentenced to a term of life imprisonment.

In this appeal, Burton complains of several alleged instances of ineffective assistance of trial counsel.1 However, we find each of these…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  2. Commonwealth v. HubbardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  3. Commonwealth v. BlairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. Commonwealth v. StoltzfusSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  5. Commonwealth v. BighumSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

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3Cited by71 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ChesterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  2. Commonwealth v. Abu-JamalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  3. Commonwealth v. Reid, A., ApltSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  4. Commonwealth v. FisherSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  5. Commonwealth v. PennSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

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