Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Craver

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 14, 1997No. 98 Capital Appeal DocketPublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Chief Justice.

In this appeal from two sentences of death, appellant challenges the Delaware County jury selection process and the limitations on voir dire utilized in his case. Represented by new counsel, he raises his jury-related claims in the context of ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Finding no merit in any of his claims, we affirm the judgment of sentence.

Appellant, Sherman T. Craver, was tried for the murders of his former girlfriend, Marie Bates, and a police officer, Connie Hawkins. The evidence established that on July 1, 1993, appellant was at…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Taylor v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Duren v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  4. Commonwealth v. ZettlemoyerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  5. Commonwealth v. FreySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ChmielSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  2. Commonwealth v. PursellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  3. Commonwealth v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  4. Commonwealth v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  5. Commonwealth v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006

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