Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Shoatz
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 24, 1976No. 254, 310PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
NIX, Justice.
Appellant Russell Shoatz was convicted by a jury of murder of the first degree, assault and battery with intent to murder, aggravated robbery and conspiracy, all of which stemmed from a series of events surrounding the August 29, 1970, shootings of two Philadelphia police officers. Post-trial motions for new trial and in arrest of judgment were denied by the court en banc and Shoatz was sentenced to life imprisonment.1 This direct appeal followed.
*551Initially, appellant raises several allegations of error by the suppression court. First, he attacks the legality…
2Cases cited47 opinions
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by107 opinions
- Ohio v. FreemanOhio Supreme Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. BakerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Commonwealth v. MadisonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Commonwealth v. AkersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Commonwealth v. ClarkSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
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