COMMONWEALTH v. TOWLES

No. 769 CAP.

208 A.3d 988 (2019)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Jakeem Lydell TOWLES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided: May 31, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Teri B. Himebaugh, Esq. , Towles, Jakeem Lydell , Appellant.

Travis Scott Anderson, Esq. , Office of the District Attorney of Lancaster County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee.

Ronald Eisenberg, Esq. , Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee.

SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ.


OPINION

This is an appeal from an order denying relief on a capital post-conviction petition.

I. Background

On May 7, 2010, Appellant shot and killed the victim, Cornell Anton Stewart, Jr., outside a former fire hall in Columbia, Pennsylvania, which had been converted into a local "fun center...

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