Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Marshall

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 22, 1989No. 155 Eastern District Appeal Docket 1985PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

PAPADAKOS, Justice.

These are the direct appeals from three convictions of murder of the first degree, involving two death sentences and one life sentence of Jerome Marshall (Appellant), pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. Section 9711(h)(1) 1 Appellant was arrested on November 9, 1983, and charged with criminal homicide for the deaths of Myndie McKoy, Sharon Saunders, and her two-year-old daughter, Karima Saunders. Their nude bodies were found under a mattress in one of the bedrooms of their apartment by Sharon’s mother and brother. The discovery was made on January 25, 1983. The…

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2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. FreySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  2. Commonwealth v. HardcastleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  3. Commonwealth v. TravagliaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Commonwealth v. PursellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  5. Commonwealth v. ColsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MarshallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  2. Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  3. Commonwealth v. FreemanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  4. Commonwealth v. LaCavaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  5. Commonwealth v. ChambersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991

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