Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Judge
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 18, 1992No. 104 E.D. Appeal Docket 1987PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
LARSEN, Justice.
On April 15, 1987, appellant, Roger Judge was convicted by a jury of two counts of murder of the first degree and possession of an instrument of crime. Immediately following the verdict, a sentencing hearing was held pursuant to the Sentencing Code, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9711, and the jury unanimously sentenced appellant to death for each first degree murder conviction. On June 12, 1987, post-trial motions were heard and denied by the trial judge, who formally sentenced appellant to death for each of the two murders.1
On June 14, 1987, two days after sentencing,…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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3Cited by24 opinions
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