Commonwealth v. Chester
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
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NIX, Chief Judge.
Appellants herein, Frank Chester and Richard Laird, were tried and found guilty of Murder in the First Degree 1 with the jury imposing the penalty of death for both defendants in connection with the death of Anthony Milano. After consideration of post-verdict motions, the court below sustained the convictions and the matter is now before this Court on direct appeal pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 9711(h).2
As in all death penalty cases, we must determine whether the evidence, when viewed in a light most favorable to the Commonwealth together with all reasonable inferences…
2Cases cited76 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Enmund v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
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3Cited by214 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. Abu-JamalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- Commonwealth v. SpotzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
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