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COM. v. GIBSON

No. 596 CAP.

19 A.3d 512 (2011)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant v. Ronald GIBSON, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 12, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

James H. Moreno , Billy Horatio Nolas , Defender Association of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, for Ronald Gibson.

CASTILLE, C.J., SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY, ORIE MELVIN, JJ.

OPINION

Justice SAYLOR.

This capital post-conviction matter relates to Appellee's killing of a Philadelphia police officer, Frederick Dukes, and a bystander, Vernae Nixon, during a failed robbery attempt at a bar in Philadelphia. The underlying factual and procedural background is detailed in the Court's prior opinions in Commonwealth v. Gibson, 547 Pa. 71, 688 A.2d 1152 (1997...

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