Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Zimmerman

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 20, 1986No. 3470PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OLSZEWSKI, Judge:

This appeal follows a judgment of sentence for murder of the first degree. Appellant has made numerous allegations of error. For the reasons that follow, we deem those allegations meritless and affirm the judgment of sentence.

On July 31, 1980, a young girl named Evelyn Fisher disappeared from her home. Her skeletal remains were found October 9, 1980, in the thick brush and foliage of the Welsh Mountains, about four miles from the girl’s home.

Appellant was arrested and charged with homicide. Michael J. Perezous was appointed as chief defense counsel. Pre-trial motions were…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ZettlemoyerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  2. Commonwealth v. DancerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Commonwealth v. RoseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. Commonwealth v. OhleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  5. Commonwealth v. DemmittSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ChmielSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  2. Commonwealth v. WienckowskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  3. Commonwealth v. ProsekSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  4. Commonwealth v. DillonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  5. Com. v. Johnson, W.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2015

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