Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Yuknavich

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 4, 1972No. Appeals, 226 and 227PublishedCited by 65 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mb. Justice Nix,

During the early morning hours of April 5, 1962, appellant, Paul Yuknavich, and Kenneth Souder set out to rob a Luzerne County service station. Pursuant to the prearranged plan, Yuknavich drove his car and parked in the vicinity of the service station. While appellant waited in the car, Souder left to rob the establishment. He had with him the revolver and ammunition which appellant had furnished. During the course of the robbery, the night attendant, George Allabaugh, engaged in gunfire with Souder, as a result of which Allabaugh was killed.

Appellant was arrested on…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  5. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967

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3Cited by65 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. TarverSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  2. Commonwealth v. ScottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  3. Commonwealth v. SparrowSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. Commonwealth v. RodgersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  5. State v. SimsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1978

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