Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Gribble

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 21, 2004No. 336 CAP & 356 CAPPublishedCited by 135 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Justice CASTILLE.

In these consolidated cross-appeals, appellant William Gribble appeals the denial, in part, of his petition for relief under the Post Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA”), 42 Pa.C.S. § 9541 et seq., while the Commonwealth, as cross-appellant, appeals that portion of the PCRA court’s order granting appellant a new sentencing hearing. For the reasons that follow, we vacate the order below and remand to the PCRA court for an evidentiary hearing consistent with this Opinion.

In November 1992, appellant and his girlfriend and co-defendant, Kelly O’Donnell, were staying in the…

2Cases cited59 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  5. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938

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3Cited by135 opinions

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  5. Commonwealth v. CollinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005

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