Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Scott

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 20, 1976No. 13PublishedCited by 133 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

JONES, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Euzzell Angelo Sylvanus Scott, was convicted of murder in the first degree and robbery. After denying post-trial motions, the court imposed a life sentence for the murder conviction and a consecutive term of ten to twenty years for the robbery conviction. These appeals followed. 1

The charges against appellant arose from the robbery of Louie’s Dream House in Harrisburg on November 9, 1973, during which Vivian Proctor was shot and killed. Appellant was arrested in May of 1974 following his extradition from Ohio. On this appeal, he raised…

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2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. South Dakota v. OppermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Cady v. DombrowskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

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3Cited by133 opinions

  1. Reilly v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  2. Commonwealth v. WrightSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  3. Commonwealth v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  4. Commonwealth v. SmallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  5. Commonwealth v. PeterkinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

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