Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Edwards
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 6, 1989No. 75 E.D. Appeal Docket 1987PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
LARSEN, Justice.
On March 20, 1985, the appellant, George Edwards, Jr., was found guilty by a jury in Lackawanna County of Murder of the First Degree and Rape. Following the guilty verdict, a separate sentencing hearing was held pursuant to the Sentencing Code, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9711 and the jury unanimously returned a sentence of death. Post trial motions filed by the appellant were denied by the trial court. The case is now before us on automatic appeal pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9711(h).
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In appellant’s first argument he raises the issue of the sufficiency of the evidence.…
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