Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Senk
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 9, 1963No. Appeal, 215PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Eagen,
The appellant-defendant, Frank Earl Senk, was tried and found guilty, by a jury, of murder in the first degree. The punishment was fixed at death. Motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were dismissed, and sentence imposed in accordance with the jury’s verdict. From the judgment, the present appeal was filed.
Motion in Arrest of Judgment
In order to sustain the defendant’s conviction, it is elementary that the record must contain sufficient evidentiary proof to establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt: Commonwealth v. Bonomo, 396 Pa. 222, 151 A. 2d…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Culombe v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Lisenba v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Rogers v. RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Stein v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Reck v. PateSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Commonwealth v. RobsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. CammSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Butler v. RundleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Commonwealth v. NegriSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
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