Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Williams
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 2, 1998No. 101 Capital Appeal DocketPublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CAPPY, Justice.
This is a direct appeal from the judgments of three sentences of death imposed on Christopher Williams (“Appellant”). 1 For the reasons expressed in this opinion, we now affirm.
Appellant was charged with murder and related offenses in connection with the killings of Gavin Anderson, Kevin Anderson (collectively, “the Anderson brothers”), and Otis Reynolds. 2 The jury found Appellant guilty of three counts of first degree murder 3 , three counts of robbery, 4 three counts of criminal conspiracy, 5 corrupt organizations, 6 and possessing an instrument of crime. 7 At the…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Caldwell v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Commonwealth v. ZettlemoyerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Commonwealth v. StorySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth v. TravagliaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
- Commonwealth v. CarsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Commonwealth v. ElliottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
- Commonwealth v. SpotzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Williams, C.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
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