Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Washington
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 20, 1997No. 0086 Capital Appeal DocketPublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIGRO, Justice.
On October 11, 1994, following a jury trial, Appellant Anthony Washington was found guilty of first-degree murder for the killing of Tracey Lawson. The jury returned a verdict of death, and on December 9, 1994 the trial court formally imposed the death sentence. This direct appeal followed. For the reasons presented herein, we affirm the judgment of sentence.
Although Appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence, this Court is required in capital cases to review the record to determine whether the Commonwealth has established the elements necessary to…
2Cases cited48 opinions
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3Cited by61 opinions
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