Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Yount
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 24, 1974No. Appeal, 357PublishedCited by 176 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Eoberts,
In October of 1966, a jury found appellant guilty of the crimes of murder in the first degree and rape. A sentence of life imprisonment was imposed. On appeal, this Court reversed the judgment of sentence and granted a new trial because appellant’s rights, as mandated by Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S. Ct. 1602 (1966), were violated. Commonwealth v. Yount, 435 Pa. 276, 256 A.2d 464 (1969), cert. denied, 397 U.S. 925, 90 S. Ct. 918 (1970).
On retrial in November, 1970, a jury again found appellant guilty of murder in the first degree, 1 and the penalty was…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by176 opinions
- Patton v. YountSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Commonwealth v. HubbardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. HughesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Commonwealth v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- Commonwealth v. EdmistonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
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