Supreme Court denies request for stay on second-degree murder ruling
Source: blackchronicle.com · Published: 2026-08-01
<p><img post-id="111567" fifu-featured="1" src="https://i2.wp.com/bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/thecentersquare.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/1/30/13084dc5-bfc4-4bb5-8bf3-dc278ed92ca9/6a6cf7b70ecd9.image.jpg?ssl=1" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Supreme Court denies request for stay on second-degree murder ruling" title="Supreme Court denies request for stay on second-degree murder ruling" title="Supreme Court denies request for stay on second-degree murder ruling" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></p> <p>(The Center Square) – The state Supreme Court on Friday afternoon denied the Allegheny County district attorney’s request to extend a stay on a ruling that declared unconstitutional language in the state’s second-degree murder sentencing framework, setting the stage for a legislative fight and many county murder case reviews. The action came eight days after […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://blackchronicle.com/mid-atlantic/pennsylvania/supreme-court-denies-request-for-stay-on-second-degree-murder-ruling/">Supreme Court denies request for stay on second-degree murder ruling</a> appeared first on <a href="https://blackchronicle.com">The Black Chronicle</a>.</p>