Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Cam Ly

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 1, 2009No. 465 CAPPublishedCited by 101 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Justice BAER.

In this capital case, we consider Appellant Cam Ly’s appeal from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County denying relief under the Post Conviction Relief Act, 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546 (“PCRA”). For the following reasons, we affirm the denial of PCRA relief.

I. Facts

A. Crime and Investigation:

At approximately 4:30 a.m. on August 14, 1983, one man, hereinafter “First Man,” entered and requested a table at the Ho Sai Gai restaurant in the Chinatown section of Philadelphia. Minutes later, two others joined him, hereinafter, “Second Man” and “Third Man.” All…

2Cases cited57 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003

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3Cited by101 opinions

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  5. Commonwealth v. TharpSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014

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