Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Santiago
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 17, 2004No. 180 Capital Appeal DocketPublishedCited by 174 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
Chief Justice CAPPY.
Salvador Carlos Santiago (“Appellant”) appeals from the denial of his petition filed pursuant to the Post Conviction *60Relief Act (“PCRA”), 42 Pa.C.S. § 9541 et seq. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.1
On January 17, 1985, Appellant robbed and murdered Patrick Huber (“Huber”) at the Minuteman Press, a print shop located on the South Side of Pittsburgh. Cindy Pasternak (“Pasternak”), a co-employee of Huber’s, observed Appellant in the Minuteman Press during the commission of the crimes.
Appellant was tried before a jury on…
2Cases cited50 opinions
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3Cited by174 opinions
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