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Commonwealth v. Reed

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 5, 1912No. Appeal, No. 274PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal, No. 274, Jan. T., 1912, by defendant from judgment of O. & T. Franklin Co., Sept. T., 1911, No. 2, on verdict of guilty of murder of the first degree in case of Commonwealth v. William Heed. Indictment for murder. Before Giclan, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict of guilty of murder of the first degree on which judgment of sentence was passed. Defendant appealed.

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Appeal, No. 274, Jan. T., 1912, by defendant from judgment of O. & T. Franklin Co., Sept. T., 1911, No. 2, on verdict of guilty of murder of the first degree in case of Commonwealth v. William Heed. Indictment for murder. Before Giclan, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict of guilty of murder of the first degree on which judgment of sentence was passed. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were various instructions referred to in the opinion of the Supreme Court.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Potter,

It appears from the record in this case that William Reed was tried in the Court of Oyer and Terminer of Franklin County, for the murder of Sarah E. Mathna. The latter was employed as a domestic in Weistling Hall, the administration building of the Forestry Academy located on the State Reservation at Mont Alto, Franklin County. Although married to another man, she had lived from September 1909 to August 1910 with Reed, - but on the latter date they had separated, and the following November she obtained a position in the Forestry Academy where she had previously…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. DrumSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1868
  2. Commonwealth v. EckerdSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
  3. Keenan v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1863
  4. Commonwealth v. GreeneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1909
  5. Commonwealth v. ChaplerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1910

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. JordanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
  2. Commonwealth v. WuchererSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
  3. Commonwealth v. LehmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
  4. Commonwealth v. ScottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
  5. Commonwealth v. RomanicSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933

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