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Commonwealth v. Russell

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 1, 1974No. Appeal, 504PublishedCited by 84 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Eagen,

William Russell was convicted by a jury of murder in the first degree, aggravated robbery, burglary and conspiracy. Post-trial motions were denied, and a sentence of life imprisonment was imposed on the murder conviction as the jury directed in its verdict. Additional prison sentences were imposed on each of the other convictions. Russell filed this one appeal.

The record discloses the following.

On October 17, 1968, John Seely and Adolph Schwartz entered the home of Dr. Frank Washick in Philadelphia with the intent to rob. Unbeknown to the felons, Mrs. Washick…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  2. Commonwealth v. PotterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  3. Commonwealth v. LipscombSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  4. Commonwealth v. RevtySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  5. Commonwealth v. RavenellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972

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3Cited by84 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. HubbardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. Commonwealth v. StorySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. Commonwealth v. CarterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  4. Commonwealth v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  5. Commonwealth v. MaloneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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