Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Baez
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 23, 1998No. 139 Capital Appeal DocketPublishedCited by 147 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
CASTILLE, Justice.
Following a jury trial in the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, appellant was found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Janice Williams.1 On March 27, 1993, following a sentencing hearing, the jury unanimously found two aggravating circumstances and further found that these aggravating circumstances outweighed the three mitigating circumstances.2 The jury then imposed the penalty of death. Subsequently, new counsel was appointed and post-verdict motions were filed. On February 5, 1996, the trial court denied appellant’s post-verdict…
2Cases cited49 opinions
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- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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3Cited by147 opinions
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