Commonwealth v. Chamberlain
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FLAHERTY, Chief Justice.
Appellant, Terry Ray Chamberlain, was convicted by a jury in the Court of Common Pleas of Bradford County of two counts of murder of the first degree, and one count each of burglary and possessing an instrument of crime. At the sentencing phase, the jury returned a verdict of death. 1 The court imposed a death sentence for the murder convictions and a five to ten year term in prison for burglary and a consecutive two and one-half to five year term in prison for possessing an instrument of crime. Following the denial of appellant’s motions for a new…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Shepard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Commonwealth v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Commonwealth v. PeterkinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Commonwealth v. GriffinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
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- Commonwealth v. CarmodySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Commonwealth v. PriestSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
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