Commonwealth v. Chambers
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
PAPADAKOS, Justice.
Karl S. Chambers, Appellant, was convicted of murder of the first degree and robbery, and was sentenced to death. Pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 9711(h)(1),1 this direct appeal followed. Immediately following the jury’s return of its guilty verdicts, the Honorable Joseph E. Erb; of the Court of Common Pleas of York County, commenced a sentencing hearing in which the same jury found one aggravating circumstance to be present, i.e., that the killing occurred during the commission of a robbery (42 Pa.C.S. § 9711(d)(6)). The jury also determined that one…
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2Cases cited48 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Weatherford v. BurseySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Wardius v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by218 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WidmerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
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- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
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- Commonwealth v. FreemanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
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