Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Smith
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 26, 1973No. Appeals, 409, 428, 429 and 430PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Nix,
Appellant was tried by a judge and jury on several charges growing out of the stabbing death of Dr. Oliver Wilson, and he was convicted of voluntary manslaughter, carrying a concealed deadly weapon, aggravated robbery, and burglary. Post-trial motions were denied, sentences were imposed on each conviction, and this appeal followed.
The Commonwealth produced evidence that on September 26, 1969 Dr. Wilson was assaulted and robbed by a man professing to be looking at an apartment which Dr. Wilson was offering for rent. After the assault, Dr. Wilson was able to drive to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Commonwealth v. AllenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Commonwealth v. WhitingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Commonwealth v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Commonwealth v. HawkinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Commonwealth v. RigginsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth v. CooleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. StaskoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. CarlosSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. PovishSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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