Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 6/18/1985

Commonwealth v. Morales

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494 A.2d 367
508 Pa. 51
1985 Pa. LEXIS 341

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holding that there was neither abuse of discretion nor possibility of prejudice to appellant from the court’s use of a written list of aggravating and mitigating circumstances
holding that there was neither abuse of discretion nor possibility of prejudice to appellant from the court's use of a written list of aggravating and mitigating circumstances
finding the death penalty not disproportionate where imposed in seven of seven similar cases
finding the death penalty not disproportionate where imposed in seven of seven similar cases
finding the death penalty not disproportionate where imposed in seven of seven similar cases
finding the death penalty not disproportionate where imposed in seven of seven similar cases

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Judges: Nix, Larsen, Flaherty, McDermott, Hutchinson, Zappala, Papadakos

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