(Download) "Commonwealth v. Elliott" by Supreme Court of Pennsylvania # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Commonwealth v. Elliott
- Author : Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- Release Date : January 27, 1952
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 59 KB
Description
The defendant, Theodore Elliott, was indicted and tried for the murder of a police officer whom he shot in the course of an armed robbery. He pleaded not guilty, but after five days of trial changed his plea to guilty. He was 23 years old and was regularly employed in a cement factory where he earned $84 and upwards a week. The robbery was planned and executed by defendant and his cousin, John S. Frank. Frank, who shortly after his arrest confessed to the robbery, was sentenced to life imprisonment. After the plea of guilty, counsel for the defendant requested that the Court appoint a psychiatrist to examine Elliott and the Court appointed Dr. William Drayton, Jr., to act for the Commonwealth as well as for the defendant.