Commonwealth v. Simmons

OPINION

CASTILLE, Justice.

Following a four (4) day jury trial, appellant was found guilty of first degree murder 1 and robbery 2 in connection with the May 5, 1992 death of eighty year old Anna Knaze. Following the penalty hearing, the jury found three aggravating circumstances and no mitigating circumstances, and set the penalty at death. 3 Post-verdict motions were filed and arguments were held on August 27, 1993. On January 13, 1994, appellant’s post-verdict motions were denied. On February 17, 1994, the trial court imposed the jury’s sentence of death, as well as other terms of…