Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Harper
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 2, 1978No. 50 and 185PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
O’BRIEN, Justice.
On November 21, 1973, appellant, Wesley Leon Harper, was tried by a judge and jury and found guilty of murder of the first degree, burglary, and two counts of robbery. The above convictions resulted from the October 29, 1969, robbery of a Philadelphia National Bank office in Northeast Philadelphia and the shooting death of bank guard George Bordner during the burglary and robbery. Post-verdict motions were denied on July 31, 1975. Appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of the first degree conviction and concurrent ten-to-twenty year…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. ClairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SourbeerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
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