Commonwealth v. Jermyn
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FLAHERTY, Justice.
This is a direct appeal from the order of the Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas — Criminal Division denying post-conviction relief in a death penalty case. This court has jurisdiction pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 9546(d) (denial of post-conviction relief appealable directly to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in a death penalty case).
Jermyn was convicted by a jury of first degree murder, arson and aggravated assault. 1 He was sentenced to death on the first degree murder conviction and to a concurrent term of ten to twenty years for arson, with the arson…
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2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Nix v. WhitesideSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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- Commonwealth v. DavisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
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