Commonwealth v. Copenhefer
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
CASTILLE, Justice.
In this direct appeal from the denial of his petition filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act, 42 Pa.C.S. § 9541, et seq. (“PCRA”), appellant alleges that his trial and previous appellate counsel were ineffective, that the Commonwealth violated the dictates of Brady v. Maryland,1 and that prison authorities violated his Sixth Amendment rights by intercepting his mail. For the reasons set forth below, we find that appellant is not entitled to relief and we affirm the ruling of the PCRA court upholding appellant’s sentence of death.
In March 1989,…
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2Cases cited44 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- United States v. HastingSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Greer v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- United States v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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3Cited by155 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MourySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Commonwealth v. ChmielSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
- Commonwealth v. McGillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Commonwealth v. BasemoreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
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