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Commonwealth v. Banks

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 28, 2011No. 578 CAPPublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Chief Justice CASTILLE.

The central issue in this case is whether George Banks is competent to be executed. 2 We hold that he currently is not.

Banks used a semi-automatic rifle to murder thirteen people, and seriously wound a fourteenth, in an early morning shooting spree on September 25, 1982 in and near Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Five of the victims were children who shared the unlucky fate of having George Banks as their father: Montanzima Banks (age 6), Kissmayu Banks (age 5), Bowendy Banks (age 4), Mauritania Banks (age 1), and Foraroude Banks (age 1). Four…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Marks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Estelle v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Marks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Ford v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Panetti v. QuartermanSupreme Court of the United States · 2007

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. Mason, L., ApltSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  2. Commonwealth v. SanchezSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  3. In re BrunoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  4. Green, Jonathan MarcusCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2012
  5. Commonwealth v. WrightSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2013

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