Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Baker
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 23, 1986No. 62 Eastern District Appeal Docket 1983PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
PAPADAKOS, Justice.
Appellant, Lawrence Baker, was found guilty by a jury of murder of the first degree for the killing of Robert Limerick. A sentencing hearing was held as required by 42 Pa.C.S. § 9711 1 and the jury determined that Appellant be sentenced to death.
This case is now before us on automatic appeal pursuant to 42. Pa.C.S. § 9711(h). 2
The facts of the case are as follows: On the evening of December 25, (Christmas Day) 1979, the victim went to 731 No. 44th Street in Philadelphia, apparently to make an illegal purchase of drugs. The victim was an habitual drug…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Eddings v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by51 opinions
- Commonwealth v. CoxSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
- State v. RoseSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1988
- People v. KimbleCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988
- Commonwealth v. BaumhammersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
- Commonwealth v. Abu-JamalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
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