Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Williams

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 27, 1975No. 242PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

MANDERINO, Justice.

Appellant, Calvin L. Williams, pled guilty to aggravated robbery and to a general charge of murder on January 2, 1973. A degree of guilt hearing was then held at the conclusion of which appellant was adjudged guilty of robbery and murder in the first degree. Post-verdict motions were made orally but later withdrawn at the request of the appellant. On January 5, 1973, the trial court suspended sentence on the robbery conviction and *591imposed a sentence of life imprisonment on the murder conviction. This direct appeal from the judgment of sentence followed.

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Commonwealth v. AgieSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  3. Commonwealth ex rel. Robinson v. MyersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  4. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Newsome v. MyersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  5. Commonwealth v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. KochSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  2. Commonwealth v. ZakrzewskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Commonwealth v. JohnsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  4. Commonwealth v. MooreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  5. Commonwealth v. LewisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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