Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Burno, J., Aplt.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 22, 2017No. Commonwealth v. Burno, J., Aplt. - No. 716 CAPPublishedCited by 69 opinions
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JUSTICE WECHT
On March 6, 2007, Junius Burno was convicted on two counts of first-degree murder, 18 Pa.C.S. § 2502(a), and sentenced to death. In this direct appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County, Burno challenges the admissibility of his confession to the murders, the sufficiency of the evidence, the alleged denial of his right to a speedy trial, and the admissibility of certain evidence establishing an aggravating factor for purposes of the death penalty. We reject all but one of these challenges on the merits. We find merit to Burno’s argument that one of his…
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