OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
CAPPY, Justice.
This is a direct appeal from the sentence of death imposed by the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has appellate jurisdiction over direct appeals from the imposition of a sentence of death. 42 Pa. C.S. §§ 722(4) and 9711(h)(1).
In the early morning hours of November 9, 1996,...
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