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COM. v. MORRIS

822 A.2d 684 (2003)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Kelvin X. MORRIS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 1, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stuart Brian Lev, Robert Brett Dunham, Philadelphia, for Kelvin X. Morris, Appellant.

Catherine Marshall, Amy Zapp, Philadelphia, for the Com. of PA, Appellee.

Before CAPPY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN and SAYLOR, JJ.

OPINION

CHIEF JUSTICE CAPPY.

We granted a stay of execution in this case on June 21, 2001 in order to fully consider the appropriate parameters for granting or denying a stay of execution in a capital case in which a second or subsequent collateral appeal is pending before this court. After reflection on this matter, we hold that a stay of execution arising at the collateral review stage should be considered...

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