Commonwealth v. Fisher
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
813 A.2d 761 (2002)
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee
v.
Robert FISHER, Appellant.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Submitted July 8, 2002.
Decided December 31, 2002.
Carl M. Knapp, for Robert Fisher, appellant.
Patricia Eileen Coonahan, Norristown, for the Com. of Pa., appellee.
Before ZAPPALA, C.J., and CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR and EAKIN, JJ.
OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
Chief Justice ZAPPALA.
The present appeal challenges the denial of relief pursuant to Appellant's PCRA[1] petition.
In 1980, Appellant, Robert Fisher, murdered his girlfriend, Linda Rowden, because she…
Also in this document: Concurrence · Cappy; Concurrence · Nigro; Concurrence · Saylor; Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
2Cases cited63 opinions
- Ake v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Lockhart v. McCreeSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Franklin v. LynaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Commonwealth v. AlbrechtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
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