COM. v. SAM


535 Pa. 350 (1993)

635 A.2d 603

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Thavirak SAM a/k/a Thaviak Sam, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 8, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel C. Stretton, West Chester, for appellants.

Ronald Eisenberg, Philadelphia, Norman Gross, Robert A. Graci, Atty. Gen. Office, for appellees.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, PAPADAKOS, CAPPY and MONTEMURO, JJ.


OPINION

MONTEMURO, Justice.

This direct appeal arises from the June, 1991 jury trial of Appellant Sam for the shooting deaths of three relatives. Sam was found guilty of three counts of first degree murder and possession of an instrument of crime. He then requested a waiver of his right to have the jury decide the penalty, and instructed his attorney not to argue any mitigating circumstances. After an extensive colloquy in which Sam acknowledged that...

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