COM. v. SATTAZAHN


763 A.2d 359 (2000)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. David Allen SATTAZAHN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 27, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Adams, Reading, for David Allen Sattazahn.

Robert Brett Dunham, Philadelphia, for Amicus-Sattazahn.

Mark C. Baldwin, Robert A. Graci, Harrisburg, Iva C. Dougherty, Reading, for Com.

BEFORE: FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN and SAYLOR, JJ.


OPINION

NEWMAN, Justice.

On January 22, 1999, a jury convicted Appellant David Allen Sattazahn (Sattazahn) of first-degree murder in the slaying of Richard Boyer (Boyer) and sentenced him to death. This is a direct appeal of this verdict. As explained below, this was a second trial for Sattazahn regarding the murder of Boyer. The initial trial resulted in a conviction for first-degree murder and the...

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