Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Lawson

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 9, 2000PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OLSZEWSKI, J.:

¶ 1 Jimel Lawson appeals from the judgment of sentence following his conviction for murder in the first degree, robbery, and criminal conspiracy. We affirm.

¶ 2 On the evening of August 6, 1996, appellant went to the victim’s home to collect money owed to appellant by the victim. There, appellant shot at the victim, and the victim died shortly thereafter as a result. A jury subsequently convicted appellant of murder in the first degree, robbery, and criminal conspiracy. This timely appeal followed.

¶ 3 Appellant raises the following questions for our review:

1. Did trial counsel…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Dilliplaine v. Lehigh Valley Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  3. Commonwealth v. TravagliaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  4. Commonwealth v. Abu-JamalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  5. Commonwealth v. PettusSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

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3Cited by56 opinions

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