Commonwealth v. Moody

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided 1977-11-30

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OPINION EAGEN, Chief Justice. In this appeal by the Commonwealth we are asked to determine the constitutionality of section 1311 of the Sentencing Code, 18 Pa. C.S.A. § 1311 (Supp. 1977-78), which establishes sentencing procedures and standards regulating jury determinations of whether or not the death penalty should be imposed as punishment for murder, and which a panel of the Court of Common Pleas of Phila…

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