Commonwealth v. Lopez

OPINION

NIGRO, Justice.

On March 19, 1996, a jury found Appellant George Ivan Lopez guilty of the first-degree murder of David Bolasky and related charges.1 Appellant had been tried jointly with co-defendant Edwin Romero, who was also convicted of the first-degree murder of David Bolasky. Following a sentencing hearing, the jury found that two aggravating circumstances and no mitigating circumstances had been established in connection with Appellant’s participation in the murder of Mr. Bolasky.2 Accordingly, the jury returned a verdict of death against Appellant. On April 17, 1996, the trial…