COM. v. BANKS


513 Pa. 318 (1987)

521 A.2d 1

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. George Emil BANKS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided February 13, 1987.

Reargument Denied May 28, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Basil G. Russin, Al Flora, Jr., Wilkes-Barre, for appellant.

Robert J. Gillespie, Jr., Dist. Atty., Joseph C. Giebus, Asst. Dist. Atty., Wilkes-Barre, Marion E. MacIntyre, Deputy Atty. Gen., Harrisburg, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON, ZAPPALA and PAPADAKOS, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

In the early morning hours of September 25, 1982, George Emil Banks, appellant, went on a rampage in and near the City of Wilkes-Barre in Luzerne County. In the space of about one hour, appellant shot fourteen people with a Colt AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, killing thirteen and wounding one. All but one of the dead were the women and children who made up appellant's extended family; the other two victims were strangers...

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