Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Santiago
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 27, 1988No. 795PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OLSZEWSKI, Judge:
On September 13, 1985, a jury found appellant Salvador Carlos Santiago guilty but mentally ill of murder in the second degree, robbery, theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, crimes committed with firearms, firearms not to be carried without a license and former convict not to own a firearm. Timely post-trial motions were filed and denied and Santiago was sentenced to life imprisonment. This timely appeal followed.
On appeal, Santiago raises seventeen (17) issues for our consideration:
I. Whether the jury verdict of September 13, 1985 is contrary to the evidence?
II…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- County Court of Ulster Cty. v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MontiniSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- Commonwealth v. ChilcoteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Commonwealth v. SantiagoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Commonwealth v. SantiagoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Reeves v. Pennsylvania Game CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
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