Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Matthews
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 29, 1971No. Appeal, 384PublishedCited by 126 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Eagen,
William Matthews, sentenced to life imprisonment following his conviction by a jury of murder in the first degree, appeals from the judgment of sentence.
The sufficiency of the trial evidence to sustain the verdict is not questioned, nonetheless, we have studied the record and are satisfied the evidence was ample to establish Matthews’ guilt of murder in the first degree beyond a reasonable doubt.
*68From the evidence, the jury was warranted in finding that Matthews, on February 23, 1968, acting in concert with his nephew, James Williams, and a friend, James Jackson,…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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3Cited by126 opinions
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