Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Sullivan
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 29, 1971No. Appeals, 480 and 481PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
per Curiam,
Judgment of sentence is affirmed by an evenly divided Court.
Mr. Chief Justice Bell and Mr. Justice Eagen would reverse the judgment and discharge the appellant for the reason that there is insufficient evidence to support the conviction. Mr. Justice Cohen took no part in the decision of this case.
Opinion in Support oe Order
by Mr. Justice Pomeroy :
Defendant-appellant Sullivan was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced by the Philadelphia Common Pleas Court, Criminal Division, to life imprisonment for the slaying of two persons, John Gorey and Rita Janda. The case is…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Bumper v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Maxwell v. BishopSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Butler v. RundleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Commonwealth v. BonomoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Commonwealth v. SullivanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Sullivan v. CuylerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Commonwealth v. PetrakovichSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Commonwealth v. LittleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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