Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Graves
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 18, 1975No. 498PublishedCited by 127 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
NIX, Justice.
Daniel Lee Graves was convicted by a jury in Northampton County for first degree murder, robbery and burglary. After denial of post-trial motions and the imposition of a sentence of life imprisonment under the murder indictment, this appeal was filed.1
On September 28, 1971, Daniel Graves, appellant, and his cousins, Thomas and Edward Mathis, pursuant to a prior conceived plan, burglarized the residence of one Sebastiano Patiri, a 75 year old man and robbed him. During the course of the robbery and burglary, Mr. Patiri sustained injuries which resulted in his…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Commonwealth v. RoseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Commonwealth v. BonomoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Commonwealth v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
- Commonwealth v. Samuel JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
- Commonwealth v. WaltersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
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3Cited by127 opinions
- Commonwealth v. KichlineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. O'SEAROSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. WrightSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Whitney v. HornCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
- Commonwealth v. WalzackSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
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