COM. v. WHOLAVER


903 A.2d 1178 (2006)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Ernest R. WHOLAVER, Jr., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 22, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Watson Muller, Anne Elizabeth Gingrich, for Ernest R. Wholaver, Jr.

Francis T. Chardo, Amy Zapp, Harrisburg, for Com.

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


OPINION

Justice SAYLOR.

This is a capital direct appeal challenging the appellant's convictions and sentences of death arising from, among other criminal acts, his killing of his wife and two children in Middletown, Pennsylvania.

As background, in July 2002, Appellant, Ernest R. Wholaver, Jr., was charged with multiple sexual offenses for alleged conduct involving his two daughters, Victoria...

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