Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Hamilton

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 16, 1974No. 94PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

POMEROY, Justice.

Appellant, Arnold Hamilton, was convicted by a jury in Philadelphia County of murder in the first degree, carrying a concealed weapon, and unlawfully carrying a firearm without a license. After the denial of post-trial motions for a new trial and for arrest of judgment, he was sentenced to life imprisonment on the murder charge. It is from this judgment of sentence that he. appeals.

The facts of the case may be briefly stated. On December 29, 1967, appellant visited the maternity ward of the Woman’s Medicine College Hospital in Philadelphia, where his wife,…

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2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Dilliplaine v. Lehigh Valley Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Commonwealth v. ClairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  3. Commonwealth v. McCuskerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  4. Commonwealth v. KravitzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  5. Commonwealth v. DemmittSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ZettlemoyerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  2. Hamil v. BashlineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. Commonwealth v. BrunoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  4. Commonwealth v. AlbrechtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  5. Commonwealth v. RombergerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977

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