Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Fears
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 19, 2014PublishedCited by 651 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice EAKIN.
Leroy Fears appeals from the order denying him collateral relief from his criminal convictions and death sentence, pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-46. We affirm.
Appellant pled guilty to first degree murder, corruption of minors, abuse of a corpse, and two counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse (IDSI) relating to the sexual assault and death of a 12-year-old victim.1 Pursuant to a court-ordered pre-sentence investigation, Christine Mar-tone, M.D.2 interviewed appellant and di*802agnosed him with pedophilia. At the penalty phase,…
2Cases cited60 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Atkins v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Zant v. StephensSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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3Cited by651 opinions
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