Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Raymond

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 9, 1963No. Appeal, 363PublishedCited by 97 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Eagen,

The defendant, Albert Edward Raymond, after trial was convicted by a jury of murder in the first degree. The punishment was fixed at death. Following dismissal of motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment, sentence was imposed in accordance with the jury’s verdict. This appeal followed.

Despite the fact that the motion in arrest of judgment was not pressed on appeal, we have carefully examined the record as required by the Act of February 15, 1870, P. L. 15, 19 P.S. §1187, and find that the evidence is more than ample to sustain the conviction. All of the…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  3. Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  4. Culombe v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  5. Abel v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960

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3Cited by97 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. StoltzfusSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  2. Commonwealth v. SullivanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  3. Commonwealth v. CoyleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  4. Commonwealth v. CampbellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
  5. Commonwealth v. McNealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974

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