Commonwealth v. Stevens
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NEWMAN, Justice.
Andre Stevens (Appellant) appeals from the denial of his first petition pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA).1 We affirm.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On direct review of Appellant’s two murder convictions, this Court summarized the relevant facts as follows:
[t]he record reveals that on February 8, 1992, Appellant was in Armando’s Bar seated at the end of the bar closest to the entrance. At approximately 1:00 a.m., Brenda Jo Stevens, Appellant’s estranged wife, entered the establishment with friends, walked past Appellant and took a seat near the…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Walton v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
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