Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Watson

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 18, 1986No. 01124PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HESTER, Judge:

This is an appeal from judgment of sentence entered upon appellant’s conviction of third degree murder by a jury. Our review of the numerous issues raised by appellant discloses no error, so we affirm.

This case involves a conspiracy leading to the contract killing of Norman McGregor on December 14, 1978. Eight men were involved in the conspiracy, some of whom were intermediaries who hired Robert Bricker to perform the murder. Bricker enlisted the aid of appellant and another man, Charles Rossi. Three conspirators, including Rossi, were granted immunity and testified for the…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Lockhart v. McCreeSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Commonwealth v. ColsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  5. Commonwealth v. PetersonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ThomasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Commonwealth v. RigginsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  3. Commonwealth v. GriffinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  4. Commonwealth v. GibbsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  5. Commonwealth v. ZambelliSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997

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