Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. May
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 25, 2006No. 415 CAPPublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
Justice NEWMAN.
Freeman May (May) appeals from an Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lebanon County (PCRA court) denying his Petition for Post-Conviction Relief pursuant to the Post-Conviction Relief Act1 (PCRA). For the reasons set forth herein, we affirm in part and reverse in part the decision of
*190the PCRA court. Because we conclude that the trial court erred during the 1995 re-sentencing hearing, we vacate the Judgment of Sentence and remand the matter for a new penalty phase.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
The facts and procedural history herein…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Eddings v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by51 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WashingtonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- Commonwealth v. SteeleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
- Commonwealth v. LopezSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- Commonwealth v. BullockSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
- Commonwealth v. RolanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
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