COM. v. PEREZ

No. 621 CAP

93 A.3d 829 (2014)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Albert PEREZ, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 16, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric E. Winter, Esq. , Missan Law Offices, Bechtelsville, William Charles Bispels Jr., Esq. , Reading, for Albert Perez.

John T. Adams, Esq. , Alisa Rebecca Hobart, Esq. , Berks County District Attorney's Office, Amy Zapp, Esq. , PA Office of Attorney General, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

BEFORE: CASTILLE, C.J., SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY, ORIE MELVIN, JJ.


OPINION

Justice EAKIN.

This is a direct appeal from two death sentences imposed by a jury upon Albert Perez following his convictions of first degree murder and abuse of corpse. We affirm.

On the morning of January 15, 2007, Liz Ruiz received an email which purportedly came from her sister, Duceliz Diaz-Santiago, with whom appellant had previously been romantically involved. The email stated Diaz-Santiago was "doing something today thast ...

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