Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Sourbeer
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 1, 1980No. 759PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FLAHERTY, Justice.
This is an appeal from a conviction of murder in the first degree in the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County on October 6, 1976. A judgment of sentence of life imprisonment was imposed.
Prior to trial, hearings were held on a petition to transfer the case to Juvenile Court, on a petition for commitment of a person charged with a crime and detained in a penal or correctional institution, and on an application to suppress a statement and evidence. Denials were entered by the court with respect to each of these.
On March 25, 1976, at approximately 8:36 p. m. a police…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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