Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Wilson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 19, 2004No. 230 CAPPublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice SAYLOR.
This is an appeal in a capital case from an order denying post-conviction relief.
On August 3, 1981, Appellant entered a drinking establishment in the City of Philadelphia, brandished a handgun, and fired four rounds into Jamie Lamb (“Lamb”), killing him. As he was shot, Lamb fell against one of his friends, Jeffrey Rahming (“Rahming”). When Appellant turned to flee, he tripped over Edward Jackson (“Jackson”), who had dived onto the floor during the shooting; while they were on the floor together, Jackson was able to view Appellant’s face before he scrambled to his feet…
2Cases cited51 opinions
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Lockhart v. FretwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- California v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Pennsylvania v. RitchieSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Mills v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Commonwealth v. RegaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- Commonwealth v. TedfordSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
- Commonwealth v. CollinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
- Commonwealth v. CookSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
- Commonwealth v. RandolphSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
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