Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Smith
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 28, 1953No. Appeal, 25PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Chidsey,
The defendant, Donald Leroy Smith, was tried on an indictment which charged him with the murder of one Otto McConnell. After a trial which lasted ten days, the jury found the defendant guilty of murder in the first degree and fixed the penalty at life imprisonment. Defendant’s motion for a new trial was dismissed and this appeal is from the judgment and sentence entered in accordance with the verdict.
The deceased, a bachelor who lived alone on his farm, was last seen alive by other than defendant at 4:30 P.M. on April 9, 1951. His body was found on the floor of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Haley v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Watts v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Turner v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Commonwealth v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
- Commonwealth v. SparduteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Commonwealth v. KloiberSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
- Commonwealth v. NovakSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Commonwealth v. PetrakovichSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Commonwealth v. GreenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
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