Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Kearney

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 27, 1975No. 434PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

NIX, Justice.

This is a direct appeal after a conviction by jury of murder in the first degree. The appellant rests his present claim for relief on three trial errors which we find to be without merit. Having reviewed the record to satisfy our statutory duty to determine the sufficiency of the evidence upon which the verdict was predicated, 1870, Feb. 15, P.L. 15, § 2, 19 P.S. § 1187; see also, Commonwealth v. Danz, 211 Pa. 507, 60 A. 1070 (1905); Commonwealth v. Priest, 272 Pa. 549, 116 A. 403 (1922); Commonwealth v. Caliendo, 279 Pa. 293, 123 A. 797 (1924), we now affirm.

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2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ClairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Commonwealth v. YountSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  3. Commonwealth v. GOODMANSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  4. Commonwealth v. BlevinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  5. Commonwealth v. HornbergerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. DuncanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. Commonwealth v. MooreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  3. Commonwealth v. SiscoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  4. Commonwealth v. MooreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  5. Commonwealth v. KeysockSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975

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