Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Robinson

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 30, 2004No. 348 Capital Appeal Docket, 7 EAP 2002PublishedCited by 163 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Justice NEWMAN.

Harvey Miguel Robinson (Appellant) brings this direct appeal*1741 from the Judgment of Sentence of the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County (trial court) that sentenced him to death following his conviction for first-degree murder. After reviewing the record and the claims raised by Appellant, we affirm.

I. Facts and Procedural History

At about 12:35 a.m. on Wednesday, August 5, 1992, Allentown police were dispatched to a reported burglary at the residence of Joan Burghardt (Burghardt) at 1430 East Gordon Street, on the East Side of the City of Allentown. Burghardt, a…

2Cases cited104 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  4. Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  5. Smith v. MurraySupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by163 opinions

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