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PENNSYLVANIA v. FINLEY

No. 85-2099.

481 U.S. 551 (1987)

PENNSYLVANIA v. FINLEY

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 18, 1987

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gaele McLaughlin Barthold argued the cause for petitioner. With her on the briefs were Ann C. Lebowitz, Ronald Eisenberg, and William G. Chadwick, Jr.

Catherine M. Harper, by appointment of the Court, 479 U.S. 928, argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.*

Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the American Civil Liberties Union et al. by Larry W. Yackle, Alvin J. Bronstein, Vivian O. Berger, David Goldstein, and Stefan Presser; and for the National Legal Aid and Defender Association by David P. Bergschneider.

CHIEF JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.

In 1975 respondent was convicted of second-degree murder by the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. She was sentenced to life imprisonment. Her appointed trial attorney appealed the conviction to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. That court unanimously affirmed the conviction. 477 Pa. 211, 383 A.2d 898

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