Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Evans

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 19, 1985No. 2666PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McEWEN, Judge:

We here study an appeal from a judgment of sentence imposed following a jury trial at which appellant was found guilty of second degree murder, robbery, kidnapping, conspiracy and prohibited offensive weapons and sentenced to serve a life term.1 Appellant presents various allegations of ineffective assistance of counsel2 and argues that the sentence imposed on multiple inchoate offenses was improper.3 We affirm the second degree murder and con*123spiracy convictions, but vacate the judgment of sentence upon the prohibited offensive weapons conviction which was to have been served…

2Cases cited46 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  3. Commonwealth v. HubbardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. Commonwealth v. RedlineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
  5. Commonwealth v. PaquetteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ButerbaughSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  2. Crozier v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1986
  3. State v. AgeeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1990
  4. Brown v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1987
  5. Commonwealth v. ReddixSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

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