Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Vandivner

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 23, 2009No. 528 CAPPublishedCited by 93 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Chief Justice CASTILLE.

This is appellant’s direct appeal from the February 12, 2007 sentence of death imposed following his trial by jury before the Honorable Gerald R. Solomon of the Court of Common Pleas of Fayette County. The issues raised by appellant lack *623merit; therefore, we affirm the conviction and judgment of sentence.1

Jessica Cable and her mother Michelle Cable lived at 100 East Second Street, Grindstone, Fayette County. On July 5, 2004, Jessica was babysitting at a neighbor’s home. Between 8:30 and 9:00 p.m., Jessica saw appellant driving in the direction of her home and…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Atkins v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  2. Commonwealth v. ZettlemoyerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  3. Commonwealth v. TravagliaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  4. Commonwealth v. ChampneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  5. Commonwealth v. CousarSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007

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3Cited by93 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SanchezSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  2. Commonwealth v. RiveraSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  3. Commonwealth v. HairstonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  4. Commonwealth v. HutchinsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  5. Commonwealth v. DiamondSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2013

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