Commonwealth v. Johnson

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:caseTypes criminal appeal
No. 1 W.D. 1969
gptkbp:citedBy 441 Pa. 1
441 Pa. 1, 271 A.2d 241 (1970)
gptkbp:court gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:date June 1970
gptkbp:decidedBy 1970
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Commonwealth v. Johnson
gptkbp:impact self-defense_laws_in_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Pennsylvania
defendant_Johnson
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_Eagen
affirmed
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkbp:legal_principle self-defense
use of deadly force
gptkbp:legal_representation public defender
gptkbp:outcome conviction upheld
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Justice_Roberts
gptkbp:precedent established self-defense standards
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Commonwealth_v._McClain
gptkb:Commonwealth_v._McCoy
gptkbp:significance influential_in_Pennsylvania_law
gptkbp:soundtrack April 1970