Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Colson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 4, 1985No. 124 E.D. Appeal Docket 1983PublishedCited by 173 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ZAPPALA, Justice.
Appellant, Martin Colson, appeals a judgment of sentence of death for murder of the first degree imposed by the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County.
The Commonwealth’s evidence established that decedent, Thomas Livezey, resided in Fountainville, Bucks County, and was involved in various business enterprises. Among other things, he was a painting contractor. On November 15, 1976, decedent received a call at home from a woman who identified herself as Melinda Kelly. The caller said she wanted an estimate for a painting job at a house into which she was about to move.…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- United States v. LovascoSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by173 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. CoxSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
- Commonwealth v. HardcastleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
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