Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Geschwendt
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 31, 1982No. 80-3-365PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIX, Justice.
Appellant, George Geschwendt, following a jury trial was convicted of murder in the first degree in the killing of 5 members of the Abt family and a family friend.1 In this appeal he raises a number of objections in support of his request for a new trial. We will focus in this opinion upon the question of whether the holding of this Court in Commonwealth v. Mulgrew, 475 Pa. 271, 380 A.2d 349 (1977) is here applicable.2
*123The facts surrounding the murders were not disputed. Appellant sought to avoid criminal responsibility by reason of insanity at the time of the incident.
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2Cases cited70 opinions
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Linkletter v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Chevron Oil Co. v. HusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Commonwealth v. GraySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Blackwell v. Com. State Ethics Com'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Commonwealth v. BeaufordSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Geschwendt v. RyanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Commonwealth v. CruzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
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