Commonwealth v. Jones
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
POMEROY, Justice.
This is a direct appeal from the judgment of sentence of life imprisonment imposed upon the appellant following his conviction of first degree murder. 1
The evidence can be summarized briefly: In the early morning hours of December 14, 1969, Marshall Jones and three other persons agreed to “make some hits” in downtown Philadelphia. They proceeded to the subway station at 30th and Market Streets, where they jumped one Steven Kreloff, beat him badly and robbed him of money and other valuables. Almost immediately thereafter they attacked, beat and robbed one Harry Pollack,…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Clewis v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Commonwealth v. McCuskerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Commonwealth v. DemmittSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- People v. IsbyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1947
- Commonwealth v. BanksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Commonwealth v. StorySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth v. WalzackSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. GravesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. ShoatzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
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