Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. England

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 8, 1977No. 190PublishedCited by 116 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NIX, Justice.

In February, 1978, appellant was convicted of murder of the first degree in connection with the death of William Ricky Green in the City of Chester on January 24, *61971. Motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were argued, denied and appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment. This appeal followed.1

Our attention is directed to several assignments of error which appellant contends compel the award of a new trial. Finding no merit in the issues advanced we now affirm the judgment of sentence.

Initially, appellant maintains that the trial court erred in refusing to…

2Cases cited56 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. McCuskerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  2. Commonwealth v. GoosbySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  3. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
  4. Commonwealth v. LopinsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  5. Commonwealth v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974

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3Cited by116 opinions

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  4. Commonwealth v. YarrisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  5. Commonwealth v. KarenbauerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998

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