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· 12/1/1977

Commonwealth v. Mulgrew

Citations

  • 380 A.2d 349
  • 475 Pa. 271
  • 1977 Pa. LEXIS 887

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • instruction \reduce[s] the possibility of compromise verdicts of guilty occasioned by a jury's misapprehension of `acquitting' a defendant by reason of insanity\
  • instruction “reduce[s] the possibility of compromise verdicts of guilty occasioned by a jury’s misapprehension of ‘acquitting’ a defendant by reason of insanity”
  • unfamiliarity with verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity justifies informing jury of the consequences of such a verdict

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Judges: Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts, Pomeroy, Nix, Manderino

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