COM. v. BALLARD

No. 636 CAP

80 A.3d 380 (2013)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Michael Eric BALLARD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 21, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael F. Corriere, Esq. , Bethlehem, Office of the Public Defender, for Michael Eric Ballard.

Amy Zapp, Esq. , Harrisburg, PA Office of Attorney General, John Michael Morganelli, Esq. , for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

CASTILLE, C.J., SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY, STEVENS, JJ.


OPINION

Chief Justice CASTILLE.

We review the direct appeal of Michael Eric Ballard ("appellant") from four sentences of death imposed on May 17, 2011, following appellant's plea of guilty to four counts of first-degree murder and the subsequent jury trial to determine his sentence, which was held before the Honorable Edward G. Smith of the Northampton County Court of Common Pleas. Appellant raises claims of trial court error regarding aspects of...

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