Commonwealth v. Bridges

OPINION

NEWMAN, Justice.

Shawnfatee Michael Bridges (Appellant) files this appeal from the Judgment of Sentence of the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County that sentenced him to death following two convictions for first-degree murder. After reviewing the record sent to this Court, and the claims raised by Appellant, we affirm the sentences of death.

This Court directly reviews all cases in which the death penalty has been imposed. See: 42 Pa.C.S. § 9711(h). Part of that review is an independent review of the sufficiency *12of the evidence, regardless of whether an appellant challenges the…