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Commonwealth v. Martorano

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 8, 1993No. 49 E.D. Misc. Docket 1993PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

2Per curiam

This appeal details another chapter in the prosecution of two members of La Cosa Nostra for the 1980 gangland-style slaying of union organizer, John McCullough. The Commonwealth is before us seeking to keep respondents in prison pending retrial, on first degree murder charges, for the slaying. It contends that this remains a capital case, and therefore, respondents are not entitled to bail. We agree.

Evidence from respondents’ first trial established that Martorano and Daidone recruited Willard Moran to kill McCullough, planned the execution, assisted in its preparation,…

3Cases cited19 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. United States v. GoodwinSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Alabama v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. United States v. BallSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  5. Bullington v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1981

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4Cited by29 opinions

  1. State v. HancockOhio Supreme Court · 2006
  2. Sattazahn v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  3. Commonwealth v. HillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  4. Commonwealth v. SattazahnSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  5. Commonwealth v. MorrisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001

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