Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Basemore
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 16, 1990No. 21 Eastern District Appeal Docket 1989PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
LARSEN, Justice.
On May 3, 1988, Appellant, William Basemore was convicted by a jury of murder of the first degree, robbery, burglary and possession of an instrument of crime. On May 4, 1988, a sentencing hearing was held pursuant to the Sentencing Code, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9711, and the jury unanimously sentenced Basemore to death.1 On February 15, 1989, post-trial motions were argued by counsel and denied *518by the trial judge, who formally sentenced Basemore to death.2 This direct appeal followed.
Although, Appellant does not raise the issue, pursuant to this Court’s decision in…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Lockhart v. McCreeSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Commonwealth v. ZettlemoyerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Commonwealth v. FreySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
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3Cited by86 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BasemoreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Commonwealth v. FreemanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Commonwealth v. WrightSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
- Commonwealth v. CarsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
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