Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Murray
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 5, 1978No. 106PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
O’BRIEN, Justice.
Appellant, Solomon Murray, was convicted by a jury of murder of the first degree. Post-verdict motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment. On direct appeal, we affirmed the judgment of sentence by a per curiam order. Commonwealth v. Murray, 473 Pa. 317, 374 A.2d 534 (1977).
Appellant then filed a pro se petition under the Post Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA).1 Counsel was appointed and an amended petition was filed. Appellant’s requested relief was denied without an evidentiary hearing and this appeal followed.
*204Appellant believes he was denied the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DancerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Neal v. MyersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Commonwealth v. FoxSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
3Cited by12 opinions
- Merritt v. BlaineCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
- Commonwealth v. UngerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Bundy, K., Aplt v. WetzelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
- Commonwealth v. ZillgittSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Commonwealth v. WillisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
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