Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Saranchak
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 24, 1996PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
CASTILLE, Justice.
Appellant pled guilty generally to two separate murders. Following a degree of guilt hearing, the trial court found appellant guilty of first degree murder in both charges. 1 Following a non-jury trial on the other charges filed against appellant, appellant was convicted of burglary, 2 robbery 3 and conspiracy. 4 At the penalty hearing, a jury was empaneled and it determined that two aggravating circumstances existed on each count of murder beyond a reasonable doubt: that the murders were committed during the perpetration of a felony (robbery) 5 and that…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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