Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Butler
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 26, 1971No. Appeal, 602PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Bell,
On December 15, 1945, appellant was arrested for the shooting of Gertrude Phillips. As a result of the shooting, Gertrude Phillips subsequently died, and on January 30, 1946, appellant was indicted for murder, voluntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter.
On May 1, 191$, a jury found the appellant guilty of murder in the first degree and fixed the penalty at life imprisonment. Motions for a new trial were filed, but on May 3,191¡6, these motions were withdrawn and a judgment of sentence was pronounced and entered by the Court. Throughout all these…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Stroble v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Lyons v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
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3Cited by32 opinions
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