Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. McLaughlin
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 24, 1976No. 366PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
O’BRIEN, Justice.
This appeal arises from the plea of guilty by appellant, Logan Warren McLaughlin, to a charge of murder in the second degree in the shooting death of his wife, Mary Diane McLaughlin. On March 20, 1975, the court below sentenced appellant to a term of imprisonment of not less than ten years nor more than twenty years in a state correctional institution.
The facts surrounding this appeal are as follows. On September 25, 1972, appellant was indicted on a general charge of murder in connection with the slaying of his wife, Mary Diane McLaughlin. Appellant fled…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Dukes v. Warden, Connecticut State PrisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. John Stayton and Rita Stayton, John StaytonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- Commonwealth v. SantosSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
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3Cited by32 opinions
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