Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Smith
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 29, 2011No. 591 CAPPublishedCited by 145 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice BAER.
James Melvin Smith (Appellant) appeals from an order denying his petition for relief pursuant to the Post Conviction *618Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm the order of the PCRA court denying the petition for PCRA relief.
As we explained on direct appeal, Commonwealth v. Smith, 518 Pa. 15, 540 A.2d 246 (1988), on June 22, 1979, Appellant, Levi Rucker (Rucker), and Kimberleigh Green (Green) met at Green’s residence to plan the murder of Davis Kelly (Kelly). Kelly was suspected by these conspirators of having killed Michael Green,…
2Cases cited108 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by145 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Mason, L., ApltSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
- Commonwealth v. KoehlerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- Commonwealth v. RoneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
- Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Burton, S.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
- Commonwealth v. MelvinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
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