COM. v. HARDCASTLE


519 Pa. 236 (1988)

546 A.2d 1101

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Donald HARDCASTLE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 10, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Fitzpatrick, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Ronald Eisenberg, Chief, Appeals Div., Gaele McLaughlin Barthold, Deputy Dist. Atty., Harriet R. Brumberg, Philadelphia, Robert A. Graci, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., for appellee.

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


OPINION

McDERMOTT, Justice.

Appellant, Donald Hardcastle, appeals from the judgment of sentence of death imposed by the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia.

The basic facts of this case are as follows. On May 23, 1982, Joseph Gregg, age 60, and Ernestine Dennis, age 57, were found dead in Mr. Gregg's home at 2122 West Stewart Street in Philadelphia. Joseph Gregg had been stabbed thirty-three times, Ernestine...

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