Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Legg

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 29, 1995No. 00587PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TAMILIA, Judge.

The Commonwealth takes this appeal from the March 31, 1994 Order granting appellee’s collateral petition for relief pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541 et seq. Following a nonjury trial, appellee was found guilty of the first degree murder 1 of her former husband and sentenced to life imprisonment. 2

At trial, it was established appellee drove to decedent’s place of employment, encountered him as he entered his car and joined him in the front seat of the car for a discussion of a situation involving the decedent and another woman. During the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. GranberrySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  2. Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. YagerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  2. Commonwealth v. GaskinsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  3. Commonwealth v. KnightenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  4. Commonwealth v. YoungSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  5. Commonwealth v. PattersonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997

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