Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 7/29/1986

Commonwealth v. Smith

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513 A.2d 1371
511 Pa. 343
1986 Pa. LEXIS 828

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finding the death penalty not disproportionate where it was imposed in eight of nine similar cases
finding the death penalty not disproportionate where it was imposed in eight of nine similar cases
finding the death penalty not disproportionate where it was imposed in eight of nine similar cases
finding the death penalty not disproportionate where it was imposed in eight of nine similar cases
finding death penalty proportionate where it was imposed in eight out of nine similar cases
finding death penalty proportionate where it was imposed in eight out of nine similar cases

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

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