Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Ransome
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 6, 1979No. 143 & 787PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIX, Justice.
On January 5, 1976, Steven Johnson was stabbed and killed in what was apparently a gang related altercation in North Philadelphia. Appellant, David Ransome, was arrested on January 6, 1976, and charged with murder, aggravated assault, possession of an instrument of crime, and criminal conspiracy. He was tried before a judge, sitting without a jury, and was convicted of murder in the third degree, aggravated assault, and criminal conspiracy. He was found not guilty of possession of an instrument of crime. Post-verdict motions were denied, and sentence of seven and one-half…
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