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Commonwealth v. Hailey

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 28, 1977No. 59, 68PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*492OPINION

NIX, Justice.

Appellant, Albert Hailey, was arrested on May 31, 1973, shortly after the shooting of two youths in the vicinity of 30th and Oakdale Streets, Philadelphia, during a gang-related incident. Melvin Wilcox, Jr., was, fehot twice through the heart and died as a result of these wounds. The other injured youth, Norman Dugan, was shot in the back and shoulder. Although Dugan fortunately recovered, he nonetheless sustained some paralysis as a result of the injury. Hailey was indicted and tried as a participant in this incident and a verdict of guilty of murder of the first degree…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Klopfer v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. McCray v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Commonwealth v. FutchSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972

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3Cited by47 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. Commonwealth v. RevtaiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. Commonwealth v. HernandezSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. Commonwealth v. HoganSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  5. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1991

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