COM. v. JUDGE


916 A.2d 511 (2007)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Roger JUDGE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided: February 21, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Brett Dunham, Esq., Defender Association of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, for Roger Judge.

Amy Zapp, Esq., Hugh J. Burns, Jr., Esq., Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

BEFORE: CAPPY, C.J., and CASTILLE, SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER and BALDWIN, JJ.


OPINION

Justice SAYLOR.

This is an appeal in a capital case from an order dismissing Appellant's petition for habeas corpus or post-conviction relief, arising out of an alleged violation by Canada of Appellant's rights under the International Covenant for Civil and Political Rights.

The background underlying Appellant's conviction for first-degree murder and subsequent death sentence has been previously discussed in this Court's opinion affirming...

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