Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. DeJesus

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 17, 2005No. 246 CAPPublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Justice CASTILLE.

This matter is an automatic direct appeal from a sentence of death imposed by the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. Without discussing the merits of the claims raised by appellant, this Court remanded the case to the trial court for issuance of an opinion in accordance with Pa.R.A.P.1925, retaining jurisdiction and specifying that the trial court was to address two apparently-preserved claims of trial court error that had not been discussed in the trial court’s original opinion. See Commonwealth v. DeJesus, 581 Pa. 632, 868 A.2d 379 (2005).1 The trial court…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. GrantSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  2. Commonwealth v. ZettlemoyerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  3. Commonwealth v. StorySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  4. Commonwealth v. BasemoreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  5. Commonwealth v. FreemanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. CarsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  2. Commonwealth v. MitchellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  3. Commonwealth v. Cash, O., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  4. Commonwealth v. ManivannanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  5. Commonwealth v. PattersonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014

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