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COMMONWEALTH v. SMYRNES

No. 725 CAP.

154 A.3d 741 (2017)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Ricky SMYRNES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

DECIDED: February 22, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian D. Aston, Esq. , James Matthew Fox, Esq. , for Ricky Smyrnes, appellant.

Leo Joseph Ciaramitaro, Esq. , John W. Peck II, Esq. , Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office, Amy Zapp, Esq. , PA Office of Attorney General, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, appellee.

SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ.

OPINION

This is a capital direct appeal arising out of Appellant's participation, with a group of five other individuals, in the kidnapping, torture, and murder of Jennifer Lee Daugherty. The case is a companion one to that of co-perpetrator Melvin Knight. See Commonwealth v. Knight, ___ Pa. ___, ___...

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