Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Albrecht
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 23, 1986No. 61 E.D. Appeal Docket 1983PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
PAPADAKOS, Justice.
This direct appeal arises from the conviction and death sentence of Alfred K. Albrecht, Sr. (Appellant) pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 9711(h). 1 Appellant was found guilty by a jury on charges of murder of the first degree for the killing of his wife, 2 murder of the second degree for the killing of both his daughter and mother, 3 and arson 4 . Prior to Appellant’s trial, a Motion to Suppress 5 was filed, argued and subsequently denied by the trial judge, Honorable William Rufe, III. Following a hearing at the penalty stage, post-verdict motions were argued,…
2Cases cited47 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- United States v. MatlockSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by87 opinions
- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Commonwealth v. AlbrechtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
- Commonwealth v. AlbrechtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- Commonwealth v. PursellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Alfred Albrecht, Sr., in No. 04-9006 v. Martin Horn, Commissioner, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, in No. 04-9005Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
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