Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 4/18/1995

Commonwealth v. Murphy

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657 A.2d 927
540 Pa. 318
1995 Pa. LEXIS 257

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no mistrial warranted when witness stated defendant was on death row because prosecutor neither elicited nor exploited the testimony
no number of failed claims may collectively attain merit if they could not do so individually
no number of failed claims may collectively attain merit if they could not do so individually
no number of failed claims may collectively attain merit if they could not do so individually
“the admission of prior consistent statement is a matter to be decided by the trial judge in the exercise of his or her discretion”
judgment of death affirmed where jury found aggravating circumstance that appellant had a history of violent felonies, and as mitigating circumstances, appellant's age and one other mitigating circumstance under the catchall provision

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

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