Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Treiber, S., Aplt
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 17, 2015No. 656 CAPPublishedCited by 483 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice EAKIN.
Appellant, Stephen Treiber, appeals from the order denying him collateral relief from his criminal convictions and death sentence pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546. We affirm.
On the night of March 9, 2001, appellant set fire to his home while his girlfriend, Denise Riddle, and his two-year-old daughter, Jessica, slept inside. As the home burned, appellant and Ms. Riddle escaped, but Jessica remained in her crib until firefighters removed her; however, they were unable to revive her. Appellant was charged with criminal homicide,…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Commonwealth v. AlbrechtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
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3Cited by483 opinions
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