Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Jermyn

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 25, 1998No. 134 Capital Appeal Docket; 156 E.D. Misc. Dkt. 1995PublishedCited by 75 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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CAPPY, Justice:

Before this court for review are Appellant Frederic J. Jermyn’s challenges to the trial court’s September 7, 1995 finding that he is competent to be executed and to the trial court’s January 4, 1996 denial of his second petition for relief under the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA).1 For the reasons which follow, we affirm both orders.2

This case has an extensive procedural and factual history in both the state and federal courts. A detailed factual history of the case is set forth in our opinion ruling on Jermyn’s direct appeal of his judgment of sentence,…

2Cases cited46 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Drope v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Gardner v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by75 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. CarrSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  2. Commonwealth v. JetteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  3. Commonwealth v. AllenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  4. Commonwealth v. JordanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  5. Commonwealth v. AliSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014

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