COM. v. SPEIGHT


544 Pa. 451 (1996)

677 A.2d 317

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Melvin SPEIGHT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 20, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mitchell Scott Strutin, Philadelphia, for Melvin Speight.

Catherine Marshall, Norman Gross, Philadelphia, Robert A. Graci, Harrisburg, Office of Atty. Gen., for Commonwealth.

Before NIX, C.J., and FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, CAPPY and CASTILLE, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

CASTILLE, Justice.

This is a direct appeal from a sentence of death imposed by the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County.1 Following a jury trial, appellant was convicted of two counts of first degree murder,2 two counts of aggravated assault,3 one count of criminal conspiracy to commit murder,4 and one count...

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