Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Hunter

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 23, 1989No. 00244PublishedCited by 87 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOFFMAN, Judge:

This appeal is from the judgment of sentence for third degree murder and various weapons offenses. Appellant raises six claims of trial court error, as well as four claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of sentence.

On October 24, 1986, following a bench trial, appellant was convicted of murder in the third-degree, possession of an offensive weapon, and possession of an instrument of crime. Post-verdict motions were filed and denied. On December 22, 1987, appellant was sentenced to an aggregate term of…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  3. Commonwealth v. DeversSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  4. Commonwealth v. FarquharsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  5. Commonwealth v. DrumSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1868

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3Cited by87 opinions

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