Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Marsh

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 16, 1989No. 1315PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OLSZEWSKI, Judge:

This is an appeal from a judgment of sentence imposing life imprisonment for felony murder with a concurrent term of two and one-half years for assault. Appellant, Daniel Marsh, raises seven issues for our review. Finding no merit in his contentions, we affirm the judgment of sentence.

On March 26, 1984, appellant and four cohorts, guns drawn, kicked in the door of an illegal lottery operating at 2820 West Lehigh Avenue in Philadelphia. Four of the men entered, while a fifth positioned himself outside as a lookout. The men inside demanded money and ordered everyone inside to…

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2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. United States v. DinitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Commonwealth v. BuehlSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  4. Commonwealth v. BillaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  5. Commonwealth v. PetersonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SerranoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  2. Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  3. Commonwealth v. BarzykSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  4. Commonwealth v. HowardSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  5. Commonwealth v. FerinoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994

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