Commonwealth v. Wilson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION IN SUPPORT OF AFFIRMANCE
POMEROY, Justice.
Appellant was convicted by a jury of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Post-trial motions were denied by the court en banc and appellant has now filed this direct appeal. 1
The evidence adduced at trial established that on the night of October 10, 1970, the appellant shot and killed one Gregory Davis on the .corner of 16th and Thompson Streets in Philadelphia. The victim apparently was a member of a street gang which was a rival to the one to which appellant belonged, but at the time of the shooting was unknown to the…
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2Cases cited21 opinions
- Commonwealth v. FutchSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Commonwealth v. TingleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- John E. Adams v. United States of America, Ernest J. Stuckey v. United States of America, Melvin R. Roots v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Commonwealth v. WaymanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WilsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1978
- Commonwealth v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Com. v. Wilson, M.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
- Commonwealth of Pa. v. ColeySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
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