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Commonwealth v. CATER

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 8, 1959No. Appeals, 351, 353 and 360PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Me. Justice Cohen,

On the evening of March 26, 1957, three young men planned and perpetrated a robbery at the pharmacy of Jacob Viner, a North Philadelphia druggist. One of the robbers accompanied Viner to the rear of the establishment, and after warning the druggist to “shut-up,” shot and killed him in the presence of his wife. The pharmacy’s cash register was rifled of some f>34 and the trio made good their escape.

Subsequently, James Cater, Robert Lee Williams, and George Lee Rivers, the appellants herein, were arrested and indicted for the murder of Viner. All three, confessing to…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. RedlineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
  2. Commonwealth v. Samuel JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
  3. Commonwealth v. ElliottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  4. Commonwealth v. HawkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  5. Commonwealth v. HoughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WayneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  2. Commonwealth v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Fitzpatrick v. BullockSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. Commonwealth v. CaterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  5. United States ex rel. Rivers v. MyersCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967

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