Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Kenney
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 30, 1972No. Appeal, 124PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Eagen,
This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence imposed by the court on the appellant, George Kenney, *564following Ms conviction by a jury of murder in the first degree. Appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment as the jury directed.
The record discloses the following pertinent facts:
On May 4, 1968, the state liquor store on Torres-dale Avenue in Philadelphia was robbed by one individual. During the course of the felony, one of the three clerks present in the store, John BucykowsM, was shot by the felon and shortly thereafter died as a result of a wound in the neck.
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2Cases cited35 opinions
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3Cited by100 opinions
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