Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Brown
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 6, 2005No. 303 CAPPublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Chief Justice CAPPY.
Appellant, John Wesley Brown, appeals from the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, denying his petition for relief pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the order of the PCRA court.
The underlying facts of the case, as set forth by this Court on direct appeal, are as follows:
On June 10, 1990, appellant and his father, Wesley Brown, who was then seventy-seven years old, were together in their home in Philadelphia. A quarrel between the two occurred over appellant’s use…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Commonwealth v. FahySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
31 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by133 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SpotzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
- Joseph Nara v. Frederick FrankCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
- Commonwealth v. WashingtonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- Commonwealth v. LeskoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
- Commonwealth v. BlakeneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
128 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.