Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Mitchell, W., Aplt
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 16, 2014No. 677 CAPPublishedCited by 142 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice STEVENS.
This is a capital appeal from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County denying Appellant Wayne Cordell Mitchell’s first petition for relief under the Post Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA”), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541^6.1 For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
The facts underlying Appellant’s conviction and sentence of death are discussed more fully in this Court’s opinion resolving Appellant’s direct appeal. See Commonwealth v. Mitchell, 588 Pa. 19, 902 A.2d 430 (2006), cert. denied, 549 U.S. 1169, 127 S.Ct. 1126, 166 L.Ed.2d 897 (2007) (“Mitchell I”). In order…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Commonwealth v. GrantSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
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3Cited by142 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Mason, L., ApltSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
- Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
- Commonwealth v. BurtonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
- Commonwealth v. Mitchell, W., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
- Com. v. Knox, L.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
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