COMMONWEALTH v. HICKS

No. 718 CAP.

156 A.3d 1114 (2017)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Charles Ray HICKS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

DECIDED: March 28, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jason Allen LaBar, Esq. , Monroe County Public Defender, for Appellant.

Elmer D. Christine Jr., Esq. , Michael Mancuso, Esq. , Kimberly Ann Metzger, Esq. , Monroe County District Attorney's Office, Amy Zapp, Esq. , for Appellee.

Justice Dougherty delivers the Opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I, II and IV and announces the judgment of the Court. Justices Todd and Mundy join the opinion in full. Chief Justice Saylor joins in Parts I, II and IV and in the judgment and files a concurring opinion. Justice Baer also files a concurrence. Justices Donohue and Wecht file dissenting opinions, and Justice Wecht joins the merits portion of Justice Donohue's dissent.


OPINION

Appellant Charles Ray Hicks appeals from the sentence of death imposed by the Monroe County Court of Common Pleas after a jury convicted him of first-degree murder, tampering with evidence, and abuse of corpse.1 For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment...

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