Commonwealth v. Walker
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Schafeee,
On separate occasions, two different juries have found appellant guilty of first degree murder. Our examination of the record of his last trial, which is before us, satisfies our minds that the evidence produced warranted that jury’s findings.
Elaboration of the facts is not necessary in order to show the basis for our conclusions as to the alleged errors brought to our attention. It will be sufficient to say that the defendant and deceased had been together during the day of the shooting and had been drinking; they were in defendant’s house and about midnight an…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DrumSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1868
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- Traviss v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1884
- State v. PickettSupreme Court of Iowa · 1897
- Commonwealth v. WeinbergSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
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