COM. v. TAYLOR

No. 367 CAP.

876 A.2d 916 (2005)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Ronald TAYLOR, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 21, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Elash, Esq., for Ronald Taylor.

Michael Wayne Streily, Esq., Robert A. Willig, Amy Zapp, Esq., Pittsburgh, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

BEFORE: CAPPY, C.J., and CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN and BAER, JJ.


OPINION

Justice CASTILLE.

This is a direct appeal from the sentence of death imposed by the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County. Appellant's convictions in the instant case stem from his rampage on March 1, 2000, which began with the arson of his apartment building; resulted in the killing of three people and the maiming of two others; and culminated in a standoff with police at a medical care facility.

Appellant was arrested and charged...

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