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Commonwealth v. Weiss

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 24, 2001No. 218 Criminal 1997PublishedCited by 79 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NEWMAN, Justice.

Ronald Lee Weiss (Weiss) has filed a direct appeal 1 from the judgment of sentence of the Court of Common Pleas of Indiana County that sentenced him to death following his conviction for first-degree murder. 2 We affirm the judgment of sentence.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Sixteen-year-old Barbara Bruzda (Bruzda) was last seen alive on October 23, 1978. Hikers found her body on March 20, 1979, in a remote area of Indiana County. Bruzda died of massive skull fractures. It was determined that the manner of her death was homicide. Weiss was arrested on February 20, 1997,…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ZettlemoyerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  2. Pioneer Finishing Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Commonwealth v. HallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  4. Commonwealth v. HawkinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  5. Commonwealth v. PursellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

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3Cited by79 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BriggsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  2. Commonwealth v. FreemanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  3. Commonwealth v. RatsamySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  4. Commonwealth v. Johnson, W., ApltSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  5. Commonwealth v. DrumhellerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002

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