Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Lark
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 23, 1997No. 72 E.D. Appeal Docket 1986PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FLAHERTY, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal from the denial of a PCRA petition in a death penalty case. On June 28, 1985, Lark was convicted of first degree murder, possession of an instrument of crime, terroristic threats, and kidnapping. On April 24, 1986, he was formally sentenced to death on the murder conviction and various terms of imprisonment on the other convictions. He appealed the conviction and the judgment of sentence to this court, and on May 17,1988, we affirmed. On August 19,1994, the Governor of Pennsylvania signed the warrant for Lark’s execution, and Lark…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Simmons v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Commonwealth v. LarkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Commonwealth v. PeterkinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Commonwealth v. ChristySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Commonwealth v. DouglasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
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3Cited by56 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LarkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Commonwealth v. SteeleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
- Commonwealth v. HairstonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
- Commonwealth v. HutchinsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
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