Legal Opinion

Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Williams, C.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 19, 2016No. 694 CAP and 695 CAPPublishedCited by 91 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Justice Donohue delivers the Opinion of the Court, joined by Justices Baer, Todd and Wecht, except in the treatment of the claim premised upon the post-conviction testimony of Charles Wetli, MD, as to which Justice Donohue issues an opinion joined by Justices Baer and Todd. Justice Wecht files a concurring opinion concerning the treatment of the claim involving Dr. Wetli. Chief Justice Saylor files a concurring opinion, in which Justice Dougherty joins.

OPINION

Justice DONOHUE.

Pending before the Court are two appeals from the order entered in this capital case by the Philadelphia County Court…

2Cases cited47 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Neder v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  5. Smith v. RobbinsSupreme Court of the United States · 2000

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3Cited by91 opinions

  1. Com. v. Selenski, H.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2020
  2. Commonwealth v. Clancy, J., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  3. Morton v. Ambridge BoroughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  4. Commonwealth v. DiazSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  5. Commonwealth v. PouSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018

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