Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Douglas
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 3, 1994No. 135 E.D. Appeal Docket 1990PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MONTEMURO, Justice.
On January 20, 1983, a jury of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County found appellant, Robert Douglas, guilty of murder of the first degree 1 aggravated assault2, and possession of an instrument of crime3. Following these convictions, a separate sentencing hearing was held pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 9711(a). The jury subsequently found the existence of two aggravating circumstances4 and no mitigating circumstances and sentenced appellant to death.
Post-trial motions were filed and the trial court ordered an en banc hearing on the motions. The court en banc…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Commonwealth v. DurstSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Commonwealth v. BillaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
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3Cited by99 opinions
- Commonwealth v. TravagliaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Commonwealth v. KimballSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Commonwealth v. ButerbaughSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
- Commonwealth v. ChmielSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- Commonwealth v. WahSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
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