Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Slaughter
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 18, 1978No. 177PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MANDERINO, Justice.
Appellant, Charles W. Slaughter, was tried before a judge and jury and convicted of murder in the first degree on
*541March 31, 1975. Penalty was fixed by the jury at life imprisonment. Post-verdict motions were filed and an appeal followed to this Court. On April 28, 1978, an opinion affirming the judgment of sentence was filed, in which a majority of the court concluded that the issues raised had been waived. Commonwealth v. Slaughter, (J-195 of 1977, filed April 28,1978). Following that decision, appellant filed a petition for reargument and/or reconsideration. The…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. RichmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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3Cited by98 opinions
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