Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Crews
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 21, 1994No. 94 M.D. Appeal Docket 1991PublishedCited by 114 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*512 OPINION OF THE COURT
FLAHERTY,1 Justice.
This is an appeal pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 9711(h) from a sentence of death imposed on Paul David Crews following a jury trial in which he was convicted of murdering two hikers on the Appalachian Trail in Perry County. The main issue is appellant’s challenge to DNA evidence admitted against him at trial. We hold that evidence of DNA testing is admissible and that appellant has raised no other claims that merit relief.
In the morning of September 13,1990, two hikers, Geoffrey Flood and Molly LaRue, were killed at an overnight shelter on the Appalachian…
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