Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Stevens

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 27, 1999PublishedCited by 89 opinions

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

  1. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Duren v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Proffitt v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Godfrey v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Walton v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990

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3Cited by89 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WashingtonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  2. Commonwealth v. Treiber, S., ApltSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  3. Commonwealth v. BriggsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  4. Commonwealth v. WrightSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  5. Commonwealth v. GibsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008

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