Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Pierce
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 16, 1973No. Appeal, 52PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Eagen,
On January 16, 1970, the appellant, Alan D. Pierce, was convicted by a jury in Delaware County of murder in the first degree and the punishment was fixed at death. A motion for a new trial was denied and sen tence was imposed as the jury directed. This appeal followed.
The prosecution stemmed from the attempted robbery of John Courtney and Joseph O’Brien, Esq., while they were walking along a public street in Media, about 8:30 p.m. on April 7, 1969.
Several assignments of error are asserted, but only one need concern us.
Prior to the trial Pierce filed a motion for a…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Tumey v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- In Re Murchison.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
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3Cited by128 opinions
- Commonwealth v. KichlineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. YountSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Commonwealth v. KlochSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Commonwealth v. CasperSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth v. MartinolichSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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