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Commonwealth v. Mease

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 12, 1986No. 2308PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIEAND, Judge:

Harold Mease was tried by a jury which found him guilty of murder in the second degree, kidnapping, unlawful restraint, aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person, criminal conspiracy and related offenses arising from a bizarre act of vengeance wreaked upon a person believed to have raped Mease’s girl friend six years before. Following denial of post-verdict motions, the trial court imposed sentence. In addition to a life sentence for murder in the second degree, Mease was given consecutive sentences of imprisonment for not less than seven years nor more than…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Darden v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Bumper v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Commonwealth v. StoltzfusSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  5. Commonwealth v. BuehlSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MarkmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  2. Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Rushing, R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  3. Commonwealth v. StarkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  4. Commonwealth v. JenkinsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  5. In the Interest of T.G.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003

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