Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. O'Donnell

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 28, 1999PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*325 OPINION

NIGRO, Justice.

Following a four day bench trial, Appellant Kelly O’Donnell and her co-defendant, William Gribble, were found guilty of first degree murder for the death of Eleftherios Eleftheriou. Appellant was also convicted of criminal conspiracy, robbery, and related offenses. On July 1, 1993, following a bench penalty-phase hearing, the trial court found one aggravating factor and three mitigating circumstances, and sentenced Appellant to death.1 The trial court denied Appellant’s post-verdict motions and formally imposed the sentence of death on August 11, 1994. This direct…

2Cases cited50 opinions

  1. Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Evitts v. LuceySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Illinois v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. Morgan v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  5. Spaziano v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984

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3Cited by57 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. FreemanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  2. Commonwealth v. HughesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  3. Commonwealth v. BondSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  4. Commonwealth v. BaumhammersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  5. Commonwealth v. MallorySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008

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