COM. v. WASHINGTON


549 Pa. 12 (1997)

700 A.2d 400

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania Appellee v. Anthony WASHINGTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 20, 1997.

Reargument Denied September 26, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Henry Newman, Philadelphia, for A. Washington.

Catherine Marshall, Philadelphia, for the Com.

Robert A. Graci, Harrisburg, and Anthony V. Pomeranz, Philadelphia, for the Com. Office of Atty. Gen.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO and NEWMAN, JJ.


OPINION

NIGRO, Justice.

On October 11, 1994, following a jury trial, Appellant Anthony Washington was found guilty of first-degree murder for the killing of Tracey Lawson. The jury returned a verdict of death, and on December 9, 1994 the trial court formally imposed the death sentence. This direct appeal followed. For the reasons presented herein, we affirm the judgment of sentence.

Although Appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of...

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