Legal Opinion
Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Solano, R.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 21, 2015No. 686 CAP and 687 CAPPublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
Justice EAKIN.
The Commonwealth appeals from the order granting Raymond Solano relief pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546, in the form of a new penalty phase, based on trial counsel’s ineffectiveness for failing to present sufficient mitigating evidence, Solano cross-appeals from the portion of the same order denying him guilt-phase relief.1 We affirm.
In 2003, a jury convicted Solano of first-degree murder for the shooting death of victim, who was playing basketball in a crowded park. After shooting victim…
2Cases cited53 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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3Cited by108 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
- Commonwealth v. Cousar, B., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
- Commonwealth v. IvySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
- Commonwealth v. RichardSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
- Com. v. Johnson, R.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2020
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