Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Irwin

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 23, 1977No. 302 and 488PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

POMEROY, Justice.

Appellant, Peter Irwin, was convicted by a jury on January 29, 1975 of murder of the third degree, possession of a firearm without a license and possession of an instrument of crime. Post-trial motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to a term of imprisonment from eight to twenty years on the murder conviction and one to two years on the possession of a firearm charge. 1 These appeals followed. 2 We affirm the judgments of sentence.

The record discloses that on August 7, 1974, Irwin drove his automobile onto the grounds of the Equipment Corporation of America in…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. StoltzfusSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  2. Commonwealth v. AllenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  3. Commonwealth v. WableSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
  4. Commonwealth v. AmosSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  5. Commonwealth v. BanksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. GlassSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  2. Commonwealth v. NicholsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  3. Commonwealth v. HammSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. Commonwealth v. BrittonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  5. Commonwealth v. MooreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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