Commonwealth v. Mikesell
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
*212HESTER, Judge:
This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence imposed on February 8, 1982, following appellant’s conviction of two counts of first degree murder by a jury. Appellant alleges numerous trial errors, fourteen instances of trial counsel's ineffectiveness, and a claim that imposition of consecutive life sentences is a violation of due process of law. We reject appellant’s claims of error, and affirm the judgment of sentence.
On the night of September 18, 1974, appellant shot his estranged wife, Marilyn Mikesell, her companion, Joseph Malone, and his three-year-old daughter, Chris…
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