Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Marinelli

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 25, 1997No. 117 Capital Appeal DktPublishedCited by 93 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

CAPPY, Justice.

This is a direct appeal from the judgment of sentence of death imposed on appellant, Kevin J. Marinelli, by the Court of Common Pleas of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.

Appellant and his co-defendant Thomas Kirchoff (Kirchoff) each were charged in connection with the killing of Conrad Dumchock and were tried jointly. 1 Following a jury trial, appellant was found guilty of: 1) criminal homicide (first degree murder) 2 ; 2) robbery 3 ; 3) conspiracy to commit robb ery 4 ; 4) burglary 5 ; 5) theft by unlawful taking 6 ; 6) receiving stolen property 7 ; and…

2Cases cited51 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. McNeil v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1991

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3Cited by93 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WrightSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  2. Commonwealth v. DrumhellerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  3. Commonwealth v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  4. Commonwealth v. Woodard, A., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  5. Commonwealth v. BaezSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998

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