Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Middleton
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 28, 1983No. 1233PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MONTEMURO, Judge:
This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence of the Court of Common Pleas of Venango County entered against the appellant, Robert Lloyd Middleton. Appellant was charged with criminal homicide in connection with the shooting death of Linda Jane Miller. A consolidated jury trial was held for the appellant and a co-defendant, James Hart zell, in which the appellant was found guilty of second degree murder. * His motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were denied by the trial court and he was sentenced to life imprisonment.
The appellant raises several claims of…
2Cases cited49 opinions
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Enmund v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Rummel v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LambertSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Commonwealth v. HassineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Commonwealth v. HernandezSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Commonwealth v. CookeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Commonwealth v. StrunkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
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