Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Walker

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 23, 1978No. 513 and 533PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MANDERINO, Justice.

Appellant, Clifford Walker, was tried before a jury and found guilty of murder in the first degree, criminal conspiracy, robbery, and burglary. Post-verdict motions were denied, and appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment on the murder charge, and concurrent seven and one-half to fifteen year sentences for robbery and burglary. The judgment of sentence for murder was appealed directly to us; the judgments of sentence for robbery and burglary were taken to the Superior Court and subsequently transferred to this Court.

Appellant contends that the trial court erred…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Haley v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  3. Gallegos v. ColoradoSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  4. Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  5. Commonwealth v. SegersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. HernandezSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  2. Commonwealth v. VeltreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  3. Commonwealth v. HendersonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  4. Commonwealth v. ThomasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  5. Commonwealth v. BurchardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

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