Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Karmendi
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 23, 1936No. Appeal, 349PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Drew,
The defendant, Margaret Karmendi, was jointly indicted with Koy Lockard for murder. She secured a separate trial which resulted in her conviction of the crime charged, in the first degree. The jury fixed the penalty at death. Judgment was entered and sentence imposed accordingly; from this action of the trial court this appeal was taken.
Most of the facts relevant here are recounted in Commonwealth v. Lockard, 325 Pa. 56. A few should be added. On April 22, 1936, the day after the crime, an officer called on defendant at her house, but she told him no more than that…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Raffel v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Commonwealth v. MymaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
- Commonwealth v. TrunkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
- Commonwealth v. LockardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Commonwealth v. DetweilerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1910
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Commonwealth v. KarmendiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
- Commonwealth v. LockardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Commonwealth v. MaloneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
- State v. KobylarzNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1957
- State v. BrownSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1946
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