Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Cruz

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 22, 2004No. 30 EAP 2001Published

1Opinion of the Court

851 A.2d 870 (2004)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee

v.

Luis CRUZ, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Submitted March 22, 2002.

Submitted April 9, 2002.

Decided June 22, 2004.

John Packel, Karl Baker, Helen A. Marino, Philadelphia, for Luis Cruz.

Hugh J. Burns, Philadelphia, for the Com. of PA.

Before: CAPPY, C.J., CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN and BAER, JJ.

Dissenting Opinion of Castille, J. Submitted April 9, 2002.

OPINION

Justice SAYLOR.

In this appeal from the denial of a post-conviction petition, Appellant claims that he received disparate treatment on direct appellate review, as…

2Cases cited45 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Griffith v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  5. Evitts v. LuceySupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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