Commonwealth v. Jones
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CASTILLE, Justice.
Following a nine (9) day jury trial in which appellant was tried with co-defendants Samuel Brown and James Anderson, appellant was found guilty of first degree murder 1 and criminal conspiracy to commit murder 2 in connection with the August 18, 1990 death of Brian Kennedy. The jury acquitted appellant of the three counts of aggravated assault which were also charged in connection with this incident. 3 With the agreement of the parties, the trial court then ordered that appellant’s penalty hearing be severed from that of the other two co-defendants. Following the…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited73 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Richardson v. MarshSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- United States v. DixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
68 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by199 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Mason, L., ApltSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
- Commonwealth v. ChmielSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
- Commonwealth v. ChmielSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- Commonwealth v. SpotzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Commonwealth v. BlakeneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
194 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.