Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Tervalon
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 3, 1975No. 15PublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
EAGEN, Justice.
On September 20, 1972, the appellant, Kenneth Tervalon, was convicted by a jury of murder in the first degree and of conspiracy to commit murder. Motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were denied on September 27, 1973. Thereafter, on February 2, 1974, a motion for a new trial was filed on grounds of after-discovered evidence and a hearing for the purpose of taking testimony on the motion was held on March 11, 1974. On August 16, 1974, the motion for a new trial on grounds of after-discovered evidence was dismissed and a sentence of life…
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3Cited by122 opinions
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