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Hairston v. Pennsylvania

Supreme Court of the United States
Oct 6, 2014
574 U.S. 863 (2014)

Summary

concluding that the appellant was not entitled to an instruction on second-degree felony murder in his prosecution for first-degree murder when the record did not show he killed the victims in the course of committing a felony

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Opinion

No. 13-10715.

10-06-2014

Kenneth HAIRSTON, petitioner, v. PENNSYLVANIA.


Petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District, denied.


Summaries of

Hairston v. Pennsylvania

Supreme Court of the United States
Oct 6, 2014
574 U.S. 863 (2014)

concluding that the appellant was not entitled to an instruction on second-degree felony murder in his prosecution for first-degree murder when the record did not show he killed the victims in the course of committing a felony

Summary of this case from Commonwealth v. Ward
Case details for

Hairston v. Pennsylvania

Case Details

Full title:Kenneth HAIRSTON, petitioner, v. PENNSYLVANIA.

Court:Supreme Court of the United States

Date published: Oct 6, 2014

Citations

574 U.S. 863 (2014)
135 S. Ct. 164
190 L. Ed. 2d 118
83 U.S.L.W. 3188

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