Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Bhillips
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 1, 1977No. 71PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
O’BRIEN, Justice.
Appellant, John Joseph Gergel, was tried by a judge and convicted of murder in the first degree, criminal attempt-escape and aggravated assault. Post-verdict motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder conviction, with concurrent terms of three and one-half to seven years for the other convictions. This appeal followed.1
The facts are as follows. On December 15,1974, appellant was arrested in connection with a burglary investigation and placed in the Monroe County Jail. A recent escapee from a New Jersey prison,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- MacHibroda v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BarnesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Commonwealth v. NickolSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. GloverSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Commonwealth v. SiersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Commonwealth v. AllenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
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