Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Chandler
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 23, 1998No. 0111 Capital Appeal DocketPublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIGRO, Justice.
On May 4, 1995, following a jury trial, Appellant Kevin Chandler was found guilty of one count of possessing an instrument of crime 1 and two counts of first-degree murder2 for the killing of his wife, Nicole, and her younger sister, Isis Burbage. After a penalty hearing, the jury found that one aggravating circumstance3 outweighed three mitigating circumstances 4, and returned a verdict of death on both murder counts. On May 5, 1995, the trial court formally imposed the death sentence.5 This direct appeal followed. For the reasons presented herein, we affirm Appellant’s…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Commonwealth v. ClarkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
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3Cited by65 opinions
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