Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Birdsong
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 26, 2011No. 342 CAP, 343 CAP, and 344 CAPPublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice EAKIN.
Ralph Birdsong appeals from the order denying his petition for relief pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546. We affirm.
Appellant was charged with first degree murder and related offenses for fatally shooting two people, seriously wounding six others, and raping a teenage girl during a brutal incident on July 17,1988.1 Appellant waived his right to a jury at both the guilt and penalty phases and was tried jointly with his brother Anthony, who was his co-conspirator. The trial court convicted appellant of two counts of first degree…
2Cases cited48 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by89 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. SanchezSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
- Commonwealth v. Johnson, W., ApltSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
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