COMMONWEALTH v. KIMBELL


759 A.2d 1273 (2000)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Thomas H. KIMBELL, Jr., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 19, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. Leslie, New Castle, for Thomas Hughes Kimbell, Jr.

Matthew Mangino, New Castle, for Com.

Amy Zapp, Robert A. Graci, Harrisburg, for Office of Attorney General.

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


OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

This is a direct appeal pursuant to Section 9711(h) of the Judicial Code, 42 Pa. C.S. § 9711(h), which provides for automatic review following the imposition of the death penalty. On May 8, 1998, Thomas Kimbell, Jr. was convicted on four charges of first degree murder in connection with the stabbing deaths of Bonnie Dryfuse, her two daughters, 7 year-old Jacqueline Dryfuse...

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