Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Rodgers
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 28, 1977No. 194 & 509PublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERTS, Justice.
On February 9, 1973, appellant James Rodgers, also known as James Henderson, was arrested for the 1969 murder of Frank Geter. He was charged with murder, aggravated robbery and burglary. After a hearing on appellant’s motion to suppress evidence,1 appellant was *442tried before a jury and convicted of murder of the first degree, aggravated robbery and burglary. His post-trial motions for a new trial, and in arrest of judgment were denied. He was sentenced to concurrent sentences of life imprisonment on the murder charge, and five to twenty years imprisonment on the robbery…
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3Cited by122 opinions
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