Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 5/17/2004
Commonwealth v. Chambers
Citations
- 852 A.2d 1197
- 2004 Pa. Super. 171
- 2004 Pa. Super. LEXIS 1209
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- holding that an information need not specify the degrees of homicide or manslaughter in order to sustain a second-degree murder verdict
- holding that an information need not specify the degrees of homicide or manslaughter in order to sustain a second-degree murder verdict
- explaining that an information need not specify the degrees of murder in order to sustain a verdict of second-degree murder
- affirming the denial of an appellant’s PCRA petition claiming that he was not specifically charged with second-degree murder because the criminal information charged him with criminal homicide
- reviewing challenge to specificity underlying bill of information under the PCRA
- “An information need not specify a degree of murder or the degrees of manslaughter in order to sustain the verdict of second degree murder.”
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Judges: Hudock, Montemuro, Cavanaugh
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- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court· 2000-06-26· cited 28,372×
- Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1974-10-15· cited 2,897×
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1999-03-24· cited 2,200×
- Russell v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1962-05-21· cited 1,715×
- United States v. CarllSupreme Court· 1882-04-24· cited 453×
- Commonwealth v. ShambergerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2001-12-07· cited 280×
- Commonwealth v. Abu-JamalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-10-08· cited 180×
- Commonwealth v. OhleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-12-14· cited 157×
- Commonwealth v. BellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-10-24· cited 120×
- Commonwealth v. AlstonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-12-28· cited 72×
- Commonwealth v. McMullenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1996-07-31· cited 35×
- Commonwealth v. DiazSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-03-23· cited 33×
- Commonwealth v. RolinskiSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-06-15· cited 21×
- Commonwealth v. MerrittSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-06-05· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. McMullenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-11-06· cited 13×
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