Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 7, 1977No. 432 and 450PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERTS, Justice.
Appellant Ronald Johnson was indicted on charges of murder, rape and conspiracy arising out of the May 9, 1970 killing of Sharon Pruitt. The case was originally brought to trial on March 22, 1972, but ended in a mistrial. The court appointed new counsel, who filed a pre-trial application to suppress. The application was granted as to certain evidence seized by the police, but denied as to a typewritten statement taken from appellant by the police. The case proceeded to trial on January 3, 1973, and the jury found appellant guilty of rape, conspiracy, and murder of the…
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3Cited by21 opinions
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