Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Abdul-Salaam
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 18, 1996PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CAPPY, Justice.
This is a direct appeal of the judgment of sentence of death imposed by the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County Pennsylvania. 1 Following a jury trial, Appellant, Seifullah Abdul-Salaam, was found guilty of murder of the first degree, robbery, and conspiracy. He was sentenced to death for the first degree murder conviction. 2 The jury found» that the aggravating circumstances of: 1) the victim was a peace officer who was killed in the performance of his duties; 3 2) Appellant committed a killing while in the perpetration of a felony (robbery); 4 3) in the…
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- Commonwealth v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
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3Cited by82 opinions
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