Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Freeman
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 30, 2003No. 234 Capital Appeal DocketPublishedCited by 288 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JUSTICE CASTILLE.
On June 18, 1998, a jury sitting in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County convicted appellant of two counts of first-degree murder,1 and possession of an instrument of crime.2 At the penalty hearing, the jury found one aggravating circumstance—that appellant had been convicted of another murder at the time of the current offense3—and no mitigating circumstances; accordingly, the jury imposed a sentence of death.4 Trial counsel subsequently withdrew from the matter and present counsel entered the case. This direct appeal followed.
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2Cases cited90 opinions
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- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by288 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SantiagoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
- Commonwealth v. SpotzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
- Commonwealth v. HolmesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
- Commonwealth v. PittsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
- Commonwealth v. Mason, L., ApltSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
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