Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Hrynkow
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 16, 1974No. Appeals, 164 and 207PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice O’Brien,
On December 11, 1960, James Kilroy and William Mitchell, employees of the Holmes Protection Agency, entered a building located at 622 Arch Street, Philadelphia, after being warned by a silent burglar alarm. Upon entering the premises Kilroy saw a man and heard a shot. He then dove for cover. A second shot was fired, hitting Kilroy in the leg, and he was thereafter shot in the temple. Kilroy then saw Mitchell shot to death. Appellant, Peter Hrynkow was subsequently arrested and charged with the murder of William Mitchell, assault with intent to kill for the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- United States v. EdwardsSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Commonwealth v. StaffordSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Commonwealth v. PetriskoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Commonwealth v. PittsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SiloSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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- Commonwealth v. NahodilSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. CrossSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Commonwealth v. DeansSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
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