Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Bennett

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 28, 1977No. 590, 606PublishedCited by 60 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

POMEROY, Justice.

Following a jury trial, James Bennett, the appellant, was convicted of murder in the first degree and aggravated robbery. After the trial court denied his post-verdict motions, Bennett was sentenced to a term of life imprisonment for murder and to a concurrent imprison*422ment of ten to twenty years for robbery. This direct appeal followed.1

Bennett assigns four trial errors as mandating a new trial. Finding no reversible error, we will affirm.2

I

Appellant first objects to the refusal of the trial court to admit into evidence a statement given by an eyewitness…

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2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. YountSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Commonwealth v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  3. Commonwealth v. MatthewsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  4. Commonwealth v. DavisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  5. Commonwealth v. RussellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974

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3Cited by60 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. CopenheferSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  2. Commonwealth v. BaezSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  3. Commonwealth v. MusiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  4. Commonwealth v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  5. Commonwealth v. CoxSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996

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