Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Chambers

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 30, 2009No. 489 CAPPublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*231 OPINION

Chief Justice CASTILLE.

This is a direct appeal from a sentence of death imposed by the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County on May 26, 2005, for the murder of three-year-old P.B.1 Appellant Jerry Chambers was convicted by a jury of first-degree murder, criminal conspiracy, aggravated assault, four counts of endangering the welfare of a child, four counts of conspiracy to endanger the welfare of a child, three counts of indecent assault, three counts of indecent exposure, three counts of corruption of a minor, and possession of an instrument of crime, following a capital murder…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Caldwell v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Commonwealth v. WidmerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  4. Commonwealth v. GrantSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  5. California v. RamosSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by54 opinions

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  4. Commonwealth v. Woodard, A., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  5. Commonwealth v. LairdSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2010

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