Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Starks

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 16, 1982No. 217PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIEAND, Judge:

Appellant, Harry J. Starks, was tried nonjury and convicted of murder in the third degree 1 and criminal conspiracy 2 in connection with the shooting death of Carl Sutton. Following the denial of post verdict motions, Starks was sentenced to concurrent terms of imprisonment. On appeal he contends (1) that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence; (2) that certain evidence was improperly received; and (3) that the trial court erred in refusing to allow him to withdraw his waiver of trial by jury. Our review convinces us that these claims are without merit; therefore,…

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2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  2. Commonwealth v. ZapataSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  3. Commonwealth v. MorinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  4. Commonwealth v. BattySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  5. Commonwealth v. SanuttiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. TaylorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  2. Commonwealth v. HunterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  3. Commonwealth v. LaingSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Commonwealth v. FieldsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  5. Commonwealth v. TilliaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

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