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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 12/23/1996

Commonwealth v. Cox

Citations

  • 686 A.2d 1279
  • 546 Pa. 515
  • 1996 Pa. LEXIS 2531

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that where two jurors assured court they would follow court’s instruction and apply law in deciding first-degree murder case and in assessing proper penalty, trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to ask jurors whether they could consider life imprisonment
  • finding aggravating circumstance of torture established, where expert testified that both victims received several dozen stab, knife, and puncture wounds
  • counsel was not ineffective for failing to \life-qualify\ jurors where jurors \assured\ the court that they would follow the law and the court's instructions
  • counsel was not ineffective for failing to “life-qualify” jurors where jurors “assured” the court that they would follow the law and the court’s instructions
  • if the defendant renders aid “to encourage another to commit the crime and [it] actually has this effect, no more [evidence] is required” to establish that the defendant assisted the principal in committing the crime
  • accomplice is equally criminally liable for the acts of another if he acts with the intent of promoting or facilitating the commission of an offense and agrees, aids or attempts to aid such other person in either planning or committing that offense

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Judges: Nix, Flaherty, Zappala, Cappy, Castille, Montemuro

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