Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Richardson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 26, 1978No. 542 and 30PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIX, Justice.
On May 8, 1970, Raymond Richardson, appellant, gained entrance to the Bechter residence in Bristol, Pennsylvania, by using a ruse that he was having car trouble and needed the use of a telephone. Mrs. Jesse Bechter, aged 71, admitted him for the purpose of allowing him to use the telephone and directed him to the kitchen where the telephone was located. Appellant pulled out a gun and demanded money of Mrs. Bechter. He ordered her to lie down on the floor and when she was unable to comply because of physical infirmities resulting from a stroke, he hit her and knocked her to…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Abel v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by33 opinions
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