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COM. v. MURPHY

540 Pa. 318 (1995)

657 A.2d 927

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Craig MURPHY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 18, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Oscar N. Gaskins, Philadelphia, for Craig Murphy.

Catherine Marshall, Ronald Eisenberg, Karen A. Brancheau, Philadelphia, for Com.

Robert A. Graci, Harrisburg, for Atty. Gen. Office.

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

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

Following a jury trial in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Appellant, Craig Murphy, was found guilty of murder in the first degree and terroristic threats. A sentencing hearing was conducted after which the jury recommended that appellant be sentenced to death after it found that one aggravating circumstance, that appellant had a significant history of felony convictions...

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