Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Spotz
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 2, 2006No. 338 CAPPublishedCited by 315 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice NEWMAN.
Mark Newton Spotz (Spotz) appeals from an Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Schuylkill County (PCRA court) denying his Petition for Post Conviction Relief pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA).1 For the reasons set forth herein, we affirm the Order of the PCRA court.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY2
On the evening of January 31, 1995, Spotz and his brother, Dustin, became involved in a heated family argument. A verbal exchange began in the living room of the Clearfield County home of their mother and stepfather and escalated into a physical altercation in the…
2Cases cited119 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by315 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SpotzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
- Commonwealth v. SpotzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
- Commonwealth v. Mason, L., ApltSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
- Commonwealth v. ChmielSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
- Commonwealth v. RoneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
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