Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Wholaver, E., Aplt.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 11, 2018No. 717 CAPPublishedCited by 173 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JUSTICE BAER.

This is a direct appeal from an order dismissing a petition filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief: Act (“PCRA”), ,42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546. Appellant Ernest Wholaver, Jr. (“Appellant”), who is sentenced to death, presents the Court with a multitude of issues, none; of which afford him relief. 1 We, therefore, affirm the order dismissing Appellant’s petition.

I. Factual and Procedural Backgrounds

A. Introduction

In July of 2002, • the Commonwealth charged Appellant with several sexual.offenses for alleged conduct involving his two daughters, Victoria and Elizabeth. At…

2Cases cited56 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Ring v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  4. Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923

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3Cited by173 opinions

  1. Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Montalvo, M.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  2. Commonwealth v. Le, Tam M., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  3. Com. v. Howard, M.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2022
  4. Commonwealth v. Williams, J., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  5. Commonwealth v. Shaffer, J., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2019

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