COM. v. CHRISTY


540 Pa. 192 (1995)

656 A.2d 877

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Lawrence Duane CHRISTY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 5, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Unkovic, Marketa Sims, Pittsburgh, for Christy.

Fred Speaker, Camp Hill, for amicus.

Patrick T. Kiniry, Johnstown, Christian A. Fisanick, Barnesboro, Robert A. Graci, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., for Com.

Before NIX, C.J., and FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE and MONTEMURO, JJ.


FLAHERTY, Justice.

Appellant, Lawrence Duane Christy, was convicted by a jury of murder of the first degree in 19831 and was subsequently sentenced to death. On direct appeal, this court affirmed the conviction and sentence. Commonwealth v. Christy, 511 Pa. 490, 515 A.2d 832 (1986), cert. denied, 481 U.S. 1059, 107 S.Ct. 2202, 95 L.Ed.2d 857 (1987). The Governor...

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