Commonwealth v. McDonough

OPINION

Justice NIGRO.

Appellant Frank McDonough appeals from the order of the Superior Court affirming his judgment of sentence for first-degree murder. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

On April 3, 1992, Robert Terry Gales was shot to death while sitting inside a car outside Appellant’s home. Several witnesses placed Appellant at the scene of the shooting, and Appellant’s former girlfriend informed police that Appellant had admitted to her that he shot Mr. Gales because Mr. Gales had broken into his truck. On May 27, 1997, Appellant was charged with Mr. Gale’s murder.

At his pre-trial…