Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Grazier
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 12, 1990No. 610 and 928PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIEAND, Judge:
On April 8, 1981, the body of Clyde Grazier was pulled from the Allegheny River. The pathologist’s opinion was that he had been killed by blunt forcé trauma and manual strangulation. On January 4, 1988, Guy Grazier, a nephew of the deceased, was charged with the murder of his uncle. On June 24, 1988, a jury found Guy Grazier guilty of murder of the first degree. Grazier then filed post-trial motions in which he alleged that his trial counsel had been ineffective. Therefore, a new lawyer was appointed to represent him, and an evidentiary hearing was held. Post-trial relief was…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- United States v. LovascoSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Commonwealth v. BuehlSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Commonwealth v. MillerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
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3Cited by16 opinions
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