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Commonwealth v. Davenport

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 4, 1972No. Appeal, 404PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Eagen,

Charged with participating in the armed robbery of a retail variety store in Philadelphia during which the proprietor was fatally shot, the appellant, James Davenport, was indicted for murder. After trial, the jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree and fixed the punishment at life imprisonment. Subsequently, post trial motions were denied and sentence was imposed as the jury directed. This appeal followed.

About 2:30 p.m. on June 25, 1969, three young men were observed leaving the variety store involved in great haste and commotion. When the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Culombe v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  4. Rogers v. RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  5. Blackburn v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1960

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. GoodwinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  2. Commonwealth v. BoydSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Commonwealth v. StarkesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. Commonwealth v. CornishSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  5. Commonwealth v. EwellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974

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