Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Weiss
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 31, 2013PublishedCited by 149 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*775 OPINION
Justice BAER.
Ronald Lee Weiss (Appellant) appeals from the denial of guilt-phase claims raised in his petition for post-conviction relief, filed pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 9541 et seq. We conclude that the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA) court’s rejection of Appellant’s guilt-phase claims was supported by the record and free from legal error. Because the PCRA court granted relief on a penalty phase issue and the Commonwealth has not cross-appealed, Appellant will be afforded a new penalty hearing. Accordingly, the order of the PCRA court is affirmed.
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2Cases cited77 opinions
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