Commonwealth v. Christy
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
FLAHERTY, Justice.
Appellant, Lawrence Duane Christy, was convicted by a jury of murder of the first degree in 19831 and was subsequently sentenced to death. On direct appeal, this court affirmed the conviction and sentence. Commonwealth v. Christy, 511 Pa. 490, 515 A.2d 832 (1986), cert. denied, 481 U.S. 1059, 107 S.Ct. 2202, 95 L.Ed.2d 857 (1987). The Governor signed an execution warrant in September, 1992 and, on November 9, 1992, the court of common pleas entered an order staying execution until further order.
Subsequently, pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA”), 42 Pa.C.S. §§…
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