Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Williams
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 2, 2009No. 514 CAPPublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice BAER.
On October 19, 2001, our Court remanded this post-conviction capital case to the Philadelphia County Common Pleas Court (“PCRA court”) because it had improperly adopted the reasoning set forth in the Commonwealth’s motion to dismiss, and failed to issue a substantive opinion addressing the merits of the petition filed by Appellant, Craig Williams. Commonwealth v. Williams, 566 Pa. 553, 782 A.2d 517 (2001) (Williams I). Following remand, the Commonwealth consented to the grant of a new capital penalty hearing. Accordingly, on July 11, 2006, without conducting an evidentiary…
2Cases cited48 opinions
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