COM. v. COUSAR


928 A.2d 1025 (2007)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Bernard COUSAR, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 21, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David B. Mischak, Philadelphia, for Bernard Cousar.

Amy Zapp, Regina Oberholzer, Harrisburg, Hugh J. Burns, Jr., Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, for Com.

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


OPINION

Justice SAYLOR.

This is a capital direct appeal from judgments of sentence imposed by the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas on May 11, 2001, and January 4, 2002.

On April 5, 1999, Appellant shot and killed Luis Santos on a street corner at point-blank range, and stole a gold chain necklace from around Santos's neck. Three weeks later, on April 26, 1999, Appellant was seen arguing with William Townes as Appellant stood on a street...

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