Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Wilson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 5, 1978No. 81PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
O’BRIEN, Justice.
Appellant, Michael Wilson, was convicted by a jury of murder of the first degree for the shooting death of Gregory Davis. Post-verdict motions were denied and a direct appeal was filed to this court where we affirmed by an equally-divided court. Commonwealth v. Wilson, 463 Pa. 1, 329 A.2d 881 (1974). Counsel told appellant he would file a petition for reargument; however, no such petition was filed within the required time.
Appellant subsequently filed a pro se petition under the Post Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA).1 Counsel was appointed and an amended PCHA…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Commonwealth v. ClairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth v. RiceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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3Cited by44 opinions
- Commonwealth v. PettusSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Commonwealth v. LawsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Commonwealth v. MusiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Commonwealth v. AkersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Commonwealth v. StantonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
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