COM. v. SATTAZAHN

No. 509 CAP. No. 510 CAP. No. 511 CAP.

952 A.2d 640 (2008)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant v. David Allen SATTAZAHN, Appellee. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. David Allen Sattazahn, Appellant. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. David Allen Sattazahn, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 24, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher D. Carusone, Philadelphia, Alisa Rebecca Hobart, Berks County District Attorney's Office, Amy Zapp, Harrisburg, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Robert Brett Dunham, Defender Association of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, for David Allen Sattazahn.

Before CASTILLE, C.J., SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY, GREENSPAN, JJ.


OPINION

Justice SAYLOR.

In this capital post-conviction appeal, the Commonwealth, as the designated appellant, challenges the award of a new penalty hearing, and the appellee seeks to overturn his convictions, among other relief.

In April 1987, Appellee shot and killed Richard Boyer, a restaurant manager, during a robbery. Appellee was initially tried and convicted of first-degree murder in 1991, when he received a life sentence on account...

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