Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Small
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 5, 2009No. 472 CAP, 484 CAPPublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice EAKIN.
A jury convicted John Small of attempted rape and first degree murder for killing Cheryl Smith in 1981. Small was tried jointly with co-defendant James Frey, who was also convicted of first degree murder and attempted rape. The facts underlying Small’s conviction follow:
[0]n the evening of August 5, 1981, a group of people, including the victim, attended a party in the Borough of Hanover. Even though many of the attendees at the party were underage, large quantities of alcohol and marijuana were consumed. At some point during the evening, a fight *437erupted and the police…
2Cases cited49 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
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3Cited by75 opinions
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