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Commonwealth v. Martorano

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 10, 1999PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NEWMAN, Justice.

The Commonwealth appeals an Order of the Superior Court that reversed an Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court) denying Raymond Martorano and Albert Daidone’s (collectively, Appellees) Motions to Dismiss on double jeopardy grounds. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On July 31, 1984, after an extremely lengthy, highly publicized jury trial, Appellees were convicted of first degree murder and criminal conspiracy in the killing of union organizer John McCollough. Evidence from the trial established that Appellees recruited Willard…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Oregon v. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. United States v. DinitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Lee v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  5. Commonwealth v. StarksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

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3Cited by51 opinions

  1. Pap's A.M. v. City of ErieSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  2. Commonwealth v. TielschSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  3. People v. BattsCalifornia Supreme Court · 2003
  4. Commonwealth v. CulverSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  5. Commonwealth v. KearnsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2013

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