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Commonwealth v. Gwynn

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 13, 1999No. 129 Capital Appeal DocketPublishedCited by 84 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Chief Justice.

Following a jury trial in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, appellant, Daniel Gwynn, Sr., was found guilty of murder of the first degree, arson, and five counts of aggravated assault. A sentencing hearing took place after which the jury recommended that appellant be sentenced to death, finding that the aggravating circumstances outweighed any mitigating circumstances.1 The court then imposed the death sentence and, in addition, sentenced appellant to a term of thirty to sixty years imprisonment for arson and…

2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by84 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. FultonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  2. Commonwealth v. SmallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  3. Commonwealth v. BoczkowskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  4. Commonwealth v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  5. Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003

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