Commonwealth v. Fortune
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
EAGEN, Justice.
Appellant, William Fortune, age thirteen, was tried as an- adult and found guilty of murder in the second degree and not guilty of robbery by a jury in Philadelphia. Motions in arrest of judgment and for new trial were denied, 1 2 and Fortune was sentenced to imprisonment in an adult facility from six to twenty years. This appeal followed.*
Appellant contends that the trial court erred in admitting testimony of robberies other than the one charged in the indictment which culminated in the murder. However, before we reach that issue, we must consider the…
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BlairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. WableSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
- Commonwealth v. BurdellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
- Commonwealth v. BanksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Commonwealth v. GroceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
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3Cited by111 opinions
- Commonwealth v. HughesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Commonwealth v. MorrisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Commonwealth v. CasperSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Commonwealth v. WatersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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