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COMMONWEALTH v. HANNIBAL

No. 705 CAP.

156 A.3d 197 (2016)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Sheldon HANNIBAL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

DECIDED: November 22, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shawn Nolan , Defender Association of Philadelphia, Alan J. Tauber , Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.

Hugh J. Burns, Jr. , Peter Carr , Barbara Rae Paul , Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, Philadelphia, PA, Amy Zapp , PA Office of Attorney General, Harrisburg, PA, for Appellee.

Justice Dougherty delivers the Opinion of the Court, except with respect to Part VI. Justices Baer and Mundy join the opinion in full. Justices Todd and Wecht join the opinion, except with respect to the reasoning contained in Part VI, and Justice Todd files a concurring opinion in which Justice Wecht joins. Chief Justice Saylor files a dissenting opinion, joined by Justice Donohue.

OPINION

Sheldon Hannibal appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County denying his petition for relief from his death sentence, filed under the Post Conviction Relief Act ("PCRA"), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546, following...

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