Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Logan
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 18, 1988No. 106 E.D. Appeal Docket 1982PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
PAPADAKOS, Justice.
The Appellant was convicted by a jury of murder of the first degree and possession of an instrument of crime for axing to death a stranger on a public bus containing five other passengers and was sentenced to death.
*614The record indicates that he delivered approximately fifteen blows to the victim’s head. Testifying that “voices” directed him to act, the Appellant also claimed to have been motivated by some alleged verbal provocation on the part of the victim. An armed security guard, who was a passenger on the bus, drew his weapon…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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3Cited by45 opinions
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