Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Beasley
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 18, 2009No. 328 CAPPublished
1Opinion of the Court
967 A.2d 376 (2009)
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee
v.
Leslie Charles X. BEASLEY, Appellant.
No. 328 CAP.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Submitted April 9, 2007.
Decided March 18, 2009.
Robert Brett Dunham, Billy Horatio Nolas, Philadelphia, for Leslie Charles X. Beasley.
Amy Zapp, Harrisburg, Hugh J. Burns, Jr., Philadelphia, Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Before CASTILLE, C.J., SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY, GREENSPAN, JJ.
OPINION
Justice SAYLOR.[1]
This is a capital post-conviction appeal.
In April 1980, Appellant shot and killed the victim, Mr.…
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