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Commonwealth v. Hackett

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 30, 1993No. 69 E.D. Appeal Docket 1990PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

Following a trial by jury in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, the appellant, Richard Hackett, was convicted of murder of the first degree, aggravated assault, possession of an instrument of crime and criminal conspiracy. *215On April 26, 1990, a sentence of death was imposed with respect to the murder conviction and terms of imprisonment were imposed for the other offenses. The present direct appeal ensued. We affirm.

Hackett’s convictions arose as the result of a conspiracy which he led for the primary purpose of killing Gregory Ogrod. The…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Mills v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Commonwealth v. ZettlemoyerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. Commonwealth v. FreySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. Commonwealth v. TilleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. AlbrechtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  2. Commonwealth v. HackettSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  3. Commonwealth v. BusanetSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  4. Commonwealth v. CollinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  5. Commonwealth v. RollinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999

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