Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Steele
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 18, 2008No. 358 CAPPublishedCited by 252 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice BAER.1
Following a jury trial between January 10 and January 22, 1986, Appellant Roland William Steele was convicted of three counts of first-degree murder, two counts of robbery, and two counts of theft by unlawful taking. The same jury fixed the punishment at three separate death sentences for the first-degree murder convictions. On direct appeal, this Court affirmed the convictions and death sentences. See Commonwealth v. Steele, 522 Pa. 61, 559 A.2d 904 (1989). Appellant now appeals from the denial of claims raised in his PCRA petition. For the reasons contained herein, we…
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