Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Cockfield
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 3, 1968No. Appeals, 271, 272, 273 and 274PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Eagen,
On April 7, 1960, Ida Quattlebaum and her two young children lost their lives from carbon monoxide poisoning and severe burns suffered in a fire which substantially damaged their dwelling house in the City of Philadelphia. Charles Cockfield was arrested for deliberately setting the fire. On March 31, 1964, after a jury trial, he was convicted of arson and three separate counts of murder. On the murder convictions, the jury fixed the penalty at life imprisonment. Post-trial motions were dismissed and sentences imposed on the murder convictions as the jury directed.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Preston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by47 opinions
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