Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Russell
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 16, 1974No. 48PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
JONES, Chief Justice.
The appellant, Barney Liam Russell, was convicted of murder in the first degree of Gary Rosenberger, a state police officer working as an undercover narcotics agent. Punishment was fixed at life imprisonment. A motion for new trial was denied, and sentence was imposed as the jury had directed. This appeal followed. Appellant challenges the verdict below on several grounds. We affirm.
Appellant initially alleges that the denial of his motion for a change of venue constituted prejudicial error. He contends that the volume of unfavorable newspaper coverage…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Commonwealth v. BighumSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
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3Cited by52 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. ColsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Commonwealth v. CasperSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth v. GaddySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
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