Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Frederick
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 4, 1985No. 85 Western District Appeal Docket, 1983PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
HUTCHINSON, Justice.
Appellant was arrested on August 18, 1982 and charged with criminal homicide, 18 Pa.C.S. § 2501, in the death of his girlfriend, Karen Meeker. Appellant was tried before a jury and convicted of first-degree murder, 18 Pa.C.S. § 2502(a). After the separate sentencing hearing required by our death penalty statute, 42 Pa.C.S. § 9711, appellant was sentenced to death. This direct appeal followed. 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 722(4) and 9711(h). Based on the arguments raised by appellant and our independent review of the case as required by Commonwealth v. Zettlemoyer, 500…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Engle v. IsaacSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Commonwealth v. ZettlemoyerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Commonwealth v. HolcombSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Commonwealth v. CarpenterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
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