Commonwealth v. Smallwood
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROBERTS, Justice.
On January 11, 1973, appellant Letitia Denise Small-wood was convicted of arson and two counts of murder in the first degree following a jury trial. Her trial counsel filed post-trial motions urging that her conviction was (1) contrary to the evidence, (2) contrary to the weight of the evidence, and (3) not supported by proof of arson beyond a reasonable doubt. Shortly after post-trial motions were filed, trial counsel was replaced by new counsel (hereinafter “appellate counsel”) who was to brief and argue post-trial motions and file any subsequent appeal.
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Commonwealth v. DancerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. TwiggsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. RobsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. BoydSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Commonwealth v. HubbardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. CargoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Commonwealth v. RoundtreeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. SmallwoodSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Commonwealth v. ManginiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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