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Commonwealth v. Carn

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 17, 1972No. Appeals, 51 and 83PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by Mr.

Justice Nix,

A jury found the Appellant, Willie J. Carn, guilty of Murder in the Second Degree and of Aggravated Assault and Battery on January 6, 1964. The judge imposed sentence on the murder indictment and Appel lant took no appeal. Appellant filed a petition under the Post Conviction Hearing Act, January 25, 1966, P. L. (1965) 1580, §1, 19 P.S. 1180-1 et seq., alleging obstruction of appellate rights, and, as a result, he was allowed to file a motion for a new trial in order to perfect his appeal. He filed such a motion, alleging that the verdict was contrary to the weight of…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Commonwealth v. WronaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  3. Commonwealth v. CheeksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  4. Commonwealth v. FryeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
  5. Commonwealth v. RadfordSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. PaquetteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  2. Commonwealth v. GoodwinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Commonwealth v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  4. Commonwealth v. StaffordSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  5. Commonwealth v. McCloudSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974

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