Commonwealth v. Upchurch
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OLSZEWSKI, Judge:
The appellant, the first of three, appeals the result of sentencing from the crimes of criminal conspiracy, possessing an instrument of crime, robbery and murder, second degree, for which he was found guilty by a jury. This appeal raises numerous issues, which, after a careful review, we reject. All appellant’s allegations, however, will be addressed seriatim.
The facts, as taken from the trial court, reveal the following. On Saturday, July 9, 1983, at approximately 2:00 a.m., seventeen-year-old Thomas Murphy was shot while riding his ten-speed bicycle in the 7200 block of…
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2Cases cited42 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Giles v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Commonwealth v. StoltzfusSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. SimonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Commonwealth v. DavisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. SandersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
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