Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Jefferson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 4, 1967No. Appeal, 60PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Eagen,
The Commonwealth appeals from an order below granting a new trial to Elouise Jefferson who was convicted by a jury of murder in the first degree with the punishment fixed at life imprisonment. The new trial was granted solely because the trial court concluded that prejudicial evidence was erroneously admitted at trial.
The crime involved the fatal stabbing of one Marie Huggins on a public street in Valley Township, Chester County. Shortly after the incident, as a result of a phone call from headquarters, police officer Edward Hollingsworth, who was on patrol,…
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