Commonwealth v. Tarver

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Eagen,

The appellant, Foster Lee Tarver, entered a general plea of guilty to murder in Dauphin County. After an evidentiary hearing before a three-judge court, he was adjudged guilty of murder in the first degree and was sentenced to death. Upon further reflection, the court later ordered an additional evidentiary hearing limited to the issue of penalty. Following this hearing, a new sentence was imposed fixing Tarver’s punishment at life imprisonment. This appeal then followed.

The following facts established by the testimony of the witnesses for the Commonwealth at the…