Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Willis
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 28, 1977No. 267, 468PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
O’BRIEN, Justice.
On March 18, 1975, Charles Johnson was shot to death in front of his home on Latona Street, Philadelphia, during the course of a robbery. On May 21, 1975, appellant, Barry E. Willis, was arrested and charged with murder, criminal conspiracy and robbery.
On October 27, 1975, appellant entered pleas of guilty to the indictments charging murder, criminal conspiracy and robbery. The Commonwealth certified that the degree of guilt for the murder indictment would rise no higher than murder in the third degree. On December 2, 1975, appellant was sentenced to a…
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