Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Michael
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 20, 2000No. 173 Capital Appeal DocketPublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*359 OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
FLAHERTY, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal from the denial of post-conviction relief in a capital case. The background of the case was described fully in the opinion of the court on Michael’s direct appeal from his death sentence, Commonwealth v. Michael, 544 Pa. 105, 674 A.2d 1044. (1996), and will be summarized briefly here.
On July 12, 1993, Michael offered to drive sixteen-year-old Trista Eng to her job at Hardee’s Restaurant. After she was in his car, he threatened her with a .44 magnum, then drove her to a remote wooded area, shot her three…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Cooper v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Commonwealth v. PettusSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Commonwealth v. ForbesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
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3Cited by46 opinions
- Commonwealth v. RegaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- Commonwealth v. WrightSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
- Commonwealth v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Commonwealth v. FearsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Commonwealth v. DavidoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
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