Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Carrillo
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 16, 1983No. 583PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*117POPOVICH, Judge:
This is an appeal from the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County denying appellant’s, Adolfo Carrillo’s Post-Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA) petition. 19 P.S. § 1180-1 et seq., as amended; reenacted as 42 Pa.C. S.A. §§ 9541-9551. We affirm.
The salient facts are as follows: In a non-jury trial before the Honorable Alex Bonavitacola, appellant was adjudged guilty of the shooting death of Santiago Garcia and possession of an instrument of crime. Boiler-plate post-trial motions that questioned the sufficiency of the evidence were filed by trial counsel.…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Commonwealth v. StorySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Ex Parte MilliganSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
- Davis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Commonwealth v. CarelliSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Albarran v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2011
- Commonwealth v. WallaceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Commonwealth v. HarrisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- State v. GarciaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
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