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Commonwealth v. Ashburn

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 27, 1975No. 306PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

POMEROY, Justice.

A Philadelphia County jury found James Jarrett Ash-burn guilty of murder in the second degree. Post-verdict motions were denied, and Ashburn was sentenced to life imprisonment under the habitual offender statute.1 This appeal followed.

Acting on information supplied by a person who shared a hotel room with Ashburn, police investigators went to the hotel room, where they discovered blood on the mattress, rug, and wall behind the bed; a pair of bloodstained trousers; and bloodstained bed clothing in a heap on the floor of the closet. Further investigation…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Bumper v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Commonwealth v. FutchSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  5. Commonwealth v. PadgettSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. StorySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  2. Commonwealth v. ChackoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Commonwealth v. MartinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. Commonwealth v. GwaltneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  5. Commonwealth v. RomeriSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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