Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Harris
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 20, 2002No. 271 Capital Appeal DocketPublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice CASTILLE.
This is a direct appeal from the sentence of death imposed on appellant by the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County.1 On October 4, 1997, following a jury trial, appellant was convicted of first-degree murder.2 After a penalty hearing, the jury found one aggravating circumstance and no mitigating circumstances and, therefore, returned a sentenc*500ing verdict of death.3 Post-verdict motions were filed and denied and the trial court formally imposed the death penalty. On appeal, appellant raises six claims, many of which have multiple subparts. For the reasons that…
2Cases cited47 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Kyles v. WhitleySupreme Court of the United States · 1995
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3Cited by87 opinions
- Commonwealth v. AliSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
- Commonwealth v. BomarSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Commonwealth v. SpotzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Commonwealth v. LeskoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
- Commonwealth v. RegaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
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