Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Griffin

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 29, 1986No. 00819PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HESTER, Judge:

In this appeal from judgment of sentence, a mandatory life term, entered upon appellant’s conviction of first degree murder by a jury, appellant raises numerous issues alleging trial error and ineffectiveness of trial counsel. We hold that no reversible error occurred, and affirm.

Appellant was one of eight men who participated in a conspiracy which led to the contract killing of Norman McGregor on December 14, 1978. The events surrounding the conspiracy and murder are summarized in Commonwealth v. Watson, 355 Pa.Super. 160, 512 A.2d 1261 (1986). Appellant was one of the…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Lockhart v. McCreeSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Commonwealth v. HubbardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. Commonwealth v. FreySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. Commonwealth v. AndersonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. PetrasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Commonwealth v. CountermanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  3. Commonwealth v. BrowdieSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  4. Commonwealth v. FerrariSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  5. Commonwealth v. McEachinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988

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