Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Galvin

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 28, 2009No. 542 CAPPublishedCited by 143 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Justice TODD.

Bryan Sean Galvin appeals the judgment of sentence of death imposed by the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County on September 6, 2007, following a jury trial. The jury convicted Appellant of first-degree murder, 1 abuse of a corpse, 2 tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, 3 theft by unlawful taking or disposition, 4 receiving stolen property, 5 and unauthorized use of automobile and other vehicles. 6 Additionally, the trial court found Appellant guilty of the summary offenses of driving without lights to avoid identification or arrest 7 and periods for requiring…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Mincey v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Commonwealth v. ZettlemoyerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. Commonwealth v. ChampneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  5. Commonwealth v. GraySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

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3Cited by143 opinions

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  4. Commonwealth v. JandaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  5. Commonwealth v. Johnson, C., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014

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