Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Szuchon
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 20, 1984No. 39 W.D. Appeal Docket, 1983PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
LARSEN, Justice.
On October 23, 1981, appellant Joseph Thomas Szuchon was found guilty by a jury of murder of the first degree, three counts of kidnapping, two counts of terroristic threats and two counts of recklessly endangering another person. In the penalty phase of the bifurcated proceeding conducted pursuant to the Sentencing Code, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9711, the same jury sentenced appellant to death for the murder of Judy Lynn Snyder.1 Post-verdict motions were filed and denied by the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County and this automatic appeal followed; 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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- Ungar v. SarafiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by117 opinions
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