Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Sattazahn

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 20, 2015No. 490 MDA 2014PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

STABILE, J.:

The Commonwealth appeals from an order 1 of the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County (“trial court”), granting Ap-pellee David Allen Sattazahn’s motion in limine. Upon review, we reverse.

The facts and procedural history underlying this case are undisputed and have been detailed fully in prior appellate decisions. 2 Briefly, in 1991, Appellee was convicted of first-degree murder for the April 12, 1987 shooting death of Richard Boyer during a robbery. Appellee was sentenced to life imprisonment because of a sentencing jury impasse. Subsequently, this Court reversed…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  2. Sattazahn v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  3. Commonwealth v. SegidaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  4. Walker v. ElebySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  5. Commonwealth v. SattazahnSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Com. v. Figueroa, J., Jr.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018

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