Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Taylor
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 21, 2005No. 367 CAPPublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice CASTILLE.
This is a direct appeal from the sentence of death imposed by the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County. Appellant’s convictions in the instant case stem from his rampage on March 1, 2000, which began with the arson of his apartment building; resulted in the killing of three people and the maiming of two others; and culminated in a standoff with police at a medical care facility.
Appellant was arrested and charged in connection with his crimes, and he was initially adjudicated incompetent to stand trial by order of the Honorable Jeffrey A. Manning, Jr., dated April…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Atkins v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Payne v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Penry v. LynaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Estelle v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by54 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. GibsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
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