Bowling v. Commonwealth

Opinion

KEENAN, J.

Thomas Bowling appeals his convictions in a bench trial for capital murder and use of a firearm during the commission of murder. He raises the following issues on appeal: (1) whether the trial court erred in prohibiting him from introducing evidence of his mental capacity at the time of the offense; (2) whether the evidence was sufficient to establish premeditation; (3) whether the trial court erred in admitting statements made by the victim immediately after the shooting, under the excited utterance exception to the hearsay rule; (4) whether the trial court erred in…