Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Hill

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 19, 1973No. Appeals, 29 and 30PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Eagen,

The appellant, Clyde Eugene Hill, was convicted by a jury of two counts of murder in the second degree. No post-trial motions were filed and Hill was sentenced to two ten to twenty year terms of imprisonment to run consecutively. The convictions stem from the fatal shooting of Antoinette Pledger and Richard J. Harris in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The instant appeals are from the judgments of sentence.

Although Hill does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence, we have reviewed the trial record and find ample evidence to support the convictions. From the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Moszczynski v. AsheSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  2. Commonwealth v. WronaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  3. Commonwealth v. CoxSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970

3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. RigginsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. Commonwealth v. SparrowSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  3. Commonwealth v. PiperSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  4. Commonwealth v. MartinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  5. Commonwealth v. HillSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975

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