Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Lowery
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 11, 1980No. 252 and 253 Special TransferPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATKINS, Judge:
This is an appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Criminal Section, by the defendant-appellant, Frank Lowery, after conviction by a jury of charges of murder of the first degree, possession of an instrument of crime, robbery and criminal conspiracy. The defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment on the murder conviction. The sentences on the other crimes were to run concurrent with the life sentence on the murder conviction.
On September 30, 1976, the defendant and two other males agreed to rob a vegetable store located at 1607 West Susquehanna Avenue,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Commonwealth v. FutchSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Commonwealth v. DavenportSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. CliffSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
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3Cited by15 opinions
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