Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Harris
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 5, 1978No. 24PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
NIX, Justice.
In the early hours of Sunday morning, July 6, 1975, Thurman Everson was shot to death in his home. The assailant also encountered Mr. Everson’s wife and rendered her unconscious by a blow to the head. On July 13, 1975, appellant, Jerome Harris, was arrested in a one-room apartment, wherein a revolver was seized which was later determined to be the murder weapon. 1 After a jury trial, Mr. Harris was found guilty of murder of the third degree and was ultimately sentenced to serve a term of imprisonment of ten to twenty years. This direct appeal followed. 2
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2Cases cited17 opinions
- Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Commonwealth v. StoltzfusSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. FarquharsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. KichlineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- Commonwealth v. DavisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Commonwealth v. HarperSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Commonwealth v. SiloSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth v. HutchinsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
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