Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Johnson, M., Aplt.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 26, 2017No. Commonwealth v. Johnson, M., Aplt. - No. 711 CAPPublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JUSTICE DONOHUE
In June 2015, Marcel Emanuel Johnson (“Johnson”) was convicted of killing Ebony Talley (“Talley”), her unborn child, and her four-year-old daughter, R.R. He was sentenced to death for R.R.’s murder. In this automatic direct appeal, 1 Johnson raises nine issues for our review. Following our thorough consideration of these issues and for the reasons set forth below, we affirm his convictions and the imposition of the death sentence.
In November 2013, Talley was living in Apartment 604 of the Avalon Court Apartments in Bristol Township, Bucks County with R.R, 2 Early in the…
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3Cited by58 opinions
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