Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Musi
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 6, 1979No. 651PublishedCited by 132 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*106OPINION
NIX, Justice.
Appellant, Carol Musi, was tried before a jury for the shooting death of her husband, a Philadelphia police officer, and was found guilty of murder of the third degree.1 In this direct appeal from the judgment of sentence imposed upon the verdict, appellant cites three alleged instances of trial counsel’s ineffectiveness and one assertion of trial error.2 After consideration of these claims we are satisfied that they are without merit and affirm the judgment of sentence.
On July 28, 1976, appellant was serving at the bar where she was employed. At approximately 3:00 p. m.,…
2Cases cited63 opinions
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Dunaway v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. CalandraSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by132 opinions
- Commonwealth v. CharlestonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
- People v. ParrisNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Commonwealth v. DavisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Commonwealth v. MasonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Commonwealth v. WholaverSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
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