Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Murphy
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 28, 1999PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
CASTILLE, Justice.
In this direct appeal of the denial of his petition filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act, 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541 et seq. (“PCRA”), appellant alleges that his trial counsel was ineffective in several respects during both the guilt phase and penalty phase of his trial. For the reasons set forth below, appellant is not entitled to relief and the ruling of the PCRA court upholding the judgment and sentence of death is affirmed.
On July 31, 1988, following a jury trial, appellant was convicted of first-degree murder in the death of Raymond Gambrell and…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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- Commonwealth v. KimballSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
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