COM. v. CREWS


536 Pa. 508 (1994)

640 A.2d 395

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Paul David CREWS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 21, 1994.

Reargument Denied May 31, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven V. Manbeck, Mifflintown, Jerry Arthur Philpott, Duncannon, for appellant.

R. Scott Cramer, Dist. Atty., Daniel Stern, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY,1 Justice.

This is an appeal pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 9711(h) from a sentence of death imposed on Paul David Crews following a jury trial in which he was convicted of murdering two hikers on the Appalachian Trail in Perry County. The main issue is appellant's challenge to DNA evidence admitted against him at trial. We hold that evidence of DNA...

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