Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Gilman
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 1, 1979No. 41PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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O’BRIEN, Justice.
A charge of murder was brought against appellant, Merle Ronald Gilman, in the Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County. The case was transferred to Northampton County after a motion for change of venue was granted. Appellant was convicted of murder of the first degree on a theory of felony-murder, pursuant to the 1939 Penal Code, the underlying felony being involuntary deviate sexual intercourse. We reversed and remanded for a new trial on the basis of improper remarks made by the prosecutor in his closing argument. Commonwealth v. Gilman, 470 Pa. 179,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Commonwealth v. StoltzfusSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. PetrakovichSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Commonwealth v. IlgenfritzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. GilmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. YostSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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3Cited by31 opinions
- State v. CarterOhio Supreme Court · 1992
- Stack v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Commonwealth v. BoernerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
- Commonwealth v. ShireySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
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