Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Hamm
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 7, 1977No. 337PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERTS, Justice.
On November 20, 1972, appellant Ancell Eugene Hamm was arrested and charged with the murder of two police officers. On March 30, 1973, appellant’s pre-trial motion for a change of venue from Chester County was granted. A jury trial was held on March 11 to 25, 1974 in Dauphin County. Appellant was convicted of murder of the first degree and received two consecutive sentences of life imprisonment. This appeal followed.1 We vacate judgment of *491sentence and remand the case to the trial court for proceedings consistent with this opinion.
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Appellant asserts that the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Alderman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Jencks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Dennis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Commonwealth v. RobsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. ThomasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
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3Cited by80 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. LaCavaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Hooks v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1980
- Commonwealth v. BazemoreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Matter of Pittsburgh Action Against RapeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
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