Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Stafford
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 19, 1973No. Appeal, 292PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Jones,
On March 11, 1968, Concezio Cane was accosted by four individuals and repeatedly stabbed; he died with*255in several hours. Appellant was subsequently arrested, and indicted for murder and conspiracy to commit murder. Tried separately before a jury, appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree as well as conspiracy to commit murder and was sentenced to death. Following disposition of post-trial motions by a court en banc, this appeal was taken.
Due to the great number of contentions advanced by appellant, we will discuss only those facts necessary for a…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Murphy v. Waterfront Commission of New York HarborSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by78 opinions
- Commonwealth v. StorySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. TervalonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. GeeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. RizzutoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
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