Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Abdul-Salaam
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 13, 2002No. 394 CAPPublishedCited by 203 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice CAPPY.
Appellant, Seifullah Abdul-Salaam, filed an Emergency Motion for a Stay of Execution or Establishment of Expedited Briefing Schedule. Thereafter, this court scheduled oral argument for December 3, 2002, related to the jurisdiction of this court to entertain one of Appellant’s claims. Following oral argument on December 3, 2002, by order dated December 4, 2002, we denied the Stay of Execution noting that an opinion would follow. This opinion is filed in support of that order.
The procedure underlying the instant matter is relatively straightforward. On March 16, 1995,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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