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COM. v. BEASLEY

No. 328 CAP.

967 A.2d 376 (2009)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Leslie Charles X. BEASLEY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 18, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Brett Dunham, Billy Horatio Nolas, Philadelphia, for Leslie Charles X. Beasley.

Amy Zapp, Harrisburg, Hugh J. Burns, Jr., Philadelphia, Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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

OPINION

Justice SAYLOR.1

This is a capital post-conviction appeal.

In April 1980, Appellant shot and killed the victim, Mr. Keith Singleton. Appellant was tried in 1981 and convicted of first-degree murder and possessing an instrument of crime. At the penalty hearing, the Commonwealth presented evidence in aggravation that Appellant had a significant history of violent felony convictions. See 42 Pa.C.S....

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