COM. v. YARRIS


543 Pa. 309 (1995)

671 A.2d 218

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Nicholas YARRIS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 29, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott David Galloway, Springfield, for N. Yarris.

Dennis C. McAndrews, Media, Robert A. Graci, Harrisburg, for Commonwealth.

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


OPINION

NIX, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from the denial of a Motion for a New Trial filed by Appellant, Nicholas Yarris, in the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County. Appellant is currently sentenced to death as a result of his conviction for the kidnap, rape, and murder of Linda Craig on December 15, 1981.1 The number of Appellant's filings in state and federal courts has made the procedural history of the instant...

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