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Commonwealth v. Trivigno
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See Commonwealth v. Robinson, 554 Pa. 293 , 721 A.2d 344 (1998), cert. denied,-U.S.-, 120 S.Ct. 804 , 145 L.Ed.2d 677 (2000) where Justice Zappala, joined by Justice Nigro, indicated in a footnote in his concurring opinion that a standardized Simmons instruction should: advise the jury that a person subject to a term of life imprisonment is not eligible for parole; the Governor has the power to grant commutation of sentence or pardon upon unanimous recommendation of the Board of Pardons following a public hearing; and the Board of Pardons is composed of the Lieutenant Governor, the Attorney Ge…
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Commonwealth v. Robinson
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Essentially, Appellant’s contention is that the trial court should have provided the jury with the instruction pursuant to Simmons v. South Carolina, 512 U.S. 154 , 114 S.Ct. 2187 , 129 L.Ed.2d 133 (1994), that a “life sentence” means “life without a possibility of parole.” However, as this Court has repeatedly held, “a Simmons instruction is required only where the prosecution makes the future dangerousness of the defendant an issue in the case and the defendant specifically requests such an instruction.” Commonwealth v. Champney, 574 Pa. 435 , 832 A.2d 403, 417 (2003); see also…
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Pirela
v.
Pennsylvania
v.
Pennsylvania
No. 99-5741.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Jan 10, 2000.
Published
Sup. Ct. Pa. Cer-tiorari denied.