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Commonwealth v. Dennis

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 21, 2004No. 31 EAP 2001PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Justice NEWMAN.

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania appeals from an Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (PCRA court) directing the Commonwealth to provide to James Dennis (Dennis) the voir dire notes of the prosecutor from the 1992 trial of Dennis. For the reasons discussed herein, we reverse the Order of the PCRA court and remand the matter to that court to consider the remainder of Dennis’ Post-Conviction Relief Act (PCRA)1 Petition.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY 2

At approximately 1:50 p.m. on October 22, 1991, seventeen-year-old Chedell Williams (Williams) and her…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Powers v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Commonwealth v. McGillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  4. Commonwealth v. BasemoreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  5. Commonwealth v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. Dennis v. Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2016
  2. Commonwealth v. DennisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  3. Commonwealth v. DennisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  4. Commonwealth v. KennedySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  5. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014

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