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Commonwealth v. Ford

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 22, 1994PublishedCited by 65 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

Following a jury trial in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, appellant, Kenneth Ford, was found guilty of two counts of murder of the first degree, two counts of burglary, and one count each of robbery and possession of an instrument of crime. A sentencing hearing took place after which the jury recommended that appellant be sentenced to death, finding, as two aggravating circumstances, that the murders occurred during the commission of another felony and were committed by means of torture and, further, finding no mitigating circumstances.

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2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Dunaway v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  5. Diaz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912

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3Cited by65 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SherwoodSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  2. Commonwealth v. LaCavaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  3. Commonwealth v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  4. Commonwealth v. HughesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  5. Commonwealth v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2012

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