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COM. v. WALTER

No. 479 CAP.

966 A.2d 560 (2009)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Shonda Dee WALTER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 20, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Jeffrey Ryan, Esq., Coploff, Ryan & Welch, Lock Haven, for Shonda Walter.

Christopher D. Carusone, Esq., PA Office of Attorney General, Amy Zapp, Esq., for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

BEFORE: CASTILLE, C.J., and SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY and GREENSPAN, JJ.

OPINION

Justice GREENSPAN.

This is a direct capital appeal following Appellant's conviction for first-degree murder and the trial court's imposition of the death sentence.1 We affirm.

On Sunday, March 31, 2003, Lock Haven police discovered the dead body of James Sementelli inside his home. Mr. Sementelli, an 83 year-old veteran, had suffered a brutal attack. He sustained over 60 wounds, 18 fractures, and 45 bruises...

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