Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 18, 2003No. 320 CAPPublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice SAYLOR.
This is a capital, direct appeal.
On the evening of June 18, 1996, in connection with a territorial dispute between groups involved in the sale of illicit drugs, Louis Combs (“Combs” or the “victim”), was fatally shot in a breezeway next to 437 Schuylkill Avenue in the City of Reading. Following investigation, Appellant, Raymond Johnson (“Appellant” or “Johnson”), was charged with criminal homicide and related offenses, and a warrant was issued for his arrest, followed by a fugitive warrant. Johnson was finally taken into custody in New York in February of 1998. *32The…
2Cases cited67 opinions
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- Taylor v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Duren v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Estelle v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Commonwealth v. LordSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
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3Cited by112 opinions
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