Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Cole
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 20, 1970No. Appeal, 469PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Jones,
James Cole, indicted for murder and voluntary manslaughter in connection with the homicide of one James Hardy, on July 8, 1968, was found guilty by a jury of voluntary manslaughter. Motions in arrest of judgment and for a new trial were filed and argued.
On March 3, 1969, Judge Bernard Kelley, of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, entered the following order: “And Now, to wit, this 27th day of February, 1969, it is hereby ordered and decreed that defendant’s motion for a new trial and arrest of judgment is granted.” (Emphasis added)
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