Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Laird
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 1, 1999No. 194 Capital Appeal DktPublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
CAPPY, Justice.
This is a direct appeal from the denial of Petitioner’s request for relief pursuant to the Post-Conviction Relief Act (PCRA). 1 For the reasons set forth herein, the order of the trial court is affirmed.
Petitioner, along with his co-defendant, Frank Chester, was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to /leath on May 21, 1988. 2 This court affirmed the conviction and sentence on direct appeal. Commonwealth v. Laird, 526 Pa. 578, 587 A.2d 1367 (1991). On July 22, 1993, a pro se PCRA petition was filed. Counsel was appointed and an amended petition was…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Mills v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Simmons v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Commonwealth v. HubbardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
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3Cited by85 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. SpotzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
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