Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Johnson

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 2, 1978No. 164PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

Appellant, Gary Johnson, was found guilty of murder of the first degree. Post-trial motions were filed, argued and denied; thereafter, Johnson was sentenced to life imprisonment and this appeal followed.1 We affirm the judgment of sentence.

*62Johnson raises two issues before this Court.2 First, it is argued that the trial court erred in allowing the admission of evidence regarding prior criminal conduct on the part of the appellant. Such an issue, however, was not raised in written post-trial motions and accordingly has been waived. Commonwealth v. Blair, 460 Pa. 31, 331 A.2d 213 (1975).…

3Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. HubbardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. Commonwealth v. BlairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Commonwealth v. DancerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975

4Cited by13 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BonacursoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  2. Commonwealth v. FordSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  3. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Commonwealth v. NaumanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  5. Commonwealth v. JonesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

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