Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Sutton
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 29, 1981No. 80-1-141PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROBERTS, Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment of sentence of the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County imposed on verdicts of guilty of murder of the first degree and robbery. * Appellant, James Leroy Sutton, seeks a new trial on the basis of two alleged evidentiary errors. We reject appellant’s claims of error and, hence, affirm.
In the early mornings hours of August 19, 1973, three men burglarized and robbed a small bar and its patrons in Erie, Pennsylvania. The entire incident lasted several minutes. One of the men wore a red ski mask and was armed with a shotgun.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. MallonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
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