Commonwealth v. Davenport
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
EAGEN, Justice.
On November 30, 1973, the appellant, Herman Miller Davenport, was convicted by a jury of murder in the first degree, robbery, conspiracy to commit murder and conspiracy to commit robbery. After the denial of post trial motions, a sentence of life imprisonment was imposed on the murder conviction. An additional sentence of seven to fifteen years imprisonment was imposed on the robbery conviction. Sentences on the conspiracy charges were suspended. This one appeal from the judgments of sentence followed.1
A number of trial errors are asserted on this appeal. We…
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2Cases cited27 opinions
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- McDonald v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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3Cited by83 opinions
- Commonwealth v. StorySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- State v. PeacherWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1981
- Commonwealth v. GilmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. MaxwellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
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