Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Rollins

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 29, 1999PublishedCited by 193 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CAPPY, Justice.

Saharris Rollins (“Appellant”) appeals from the denial of his petition filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA”), 42 Pa.C.S. § 9541 et seq. For the reasons that follow, we affirm. 1

The facts of this matter are laid forth in detail in this court’s opinion on direct appeal. Commonwealth v. Rollins, 525 Pa. 335, 580 A.2d 744 (1990). In brief, Appellant arrived at the home of Violeta Cintron (“Violeta”) at approximately one o’clock in the morning on January 22, 1986. Appellant had come to Violeta’s house looking for Violeta’s husband, Jose Carrasquillo…

2Cases cited43 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  5. Morgan v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1992

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3Cited by193 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  2. Commonwealth v. SpotzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  3. Commonwealth v. WashingtonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  4. Commonwealth v. LarkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  5. Commonwealth v. MarshallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008

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