Commonwealth v. Gaskins

OLSZEWSKI, Judge:

On a cold afternoon in February of 1989, LaFaye Gaskins, appellant herein, shot Albert Dodson once at close range in the face and left him to die in an abandoned house. Four days later, the victim’s frozen body was found and, following a thorough police investigation, appellant was arrested and charged with murder, robbery and possession of an instrument of crime (PIC).

In May of 1990, following a trial by jury, appellant was found guilty of the charges brought against him. Post-verdict motions were filed and denied. Thereafter, appellant’s attorney, Colie Chappelle, Esquire,…