Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Williams
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 20, 1976No. 388PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
POMEROY, Justice.
This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence of life imprisonment imposed on appellant, Lynn Williams, following his conviction by a jury of murder in the first degree and the denial of his post-verdict motions. 1 For the reasons which follow, we reverse the judgment of sentence and remand for a new trial.
A review of the evidence will place in perspective the legal issue which compels a new trial. 2 On the evening of Sunday, May 23, 1971, appellant, accompanied by his girl friend, Debra Weintraub, was driving in his automobile in the Wynnefield section of the City…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Commonwealth v. GoosbySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Commonwealth v. MymaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
- Commonwealth v. PotterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Commonwealth v. IlgenfritzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Commonwealth v. EnglandSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Douglas Aircraft Co. v. CranstonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1962
- Commonwealth v. HammerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Daddona v. ThindCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Commonwealth v. RhodesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
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