Commonwealth v. Roney

OPINION

Justice NEWMAN.

Christopher Roney (Appellant) brings this direct appeal1 from the Judgment of Sentence of the Court of Common Pleas *590of Philadelphia County (trial court) that sentenced him to death following his conviction for first-degree murder. After reviewing the record and the claims raised by Appellant, we affirm.

I. Facts and Procedural History

At approximately 8:20 a.m., on January 6, 1996, Appellant and Mark Canty (Canty) forced PNC Bank employees, Norma Winn, Loretta Johnson, and Ann Vicola, at gunpoint, into the PNC Bank building located at 4710 Rising Sun Avenue.2 Once inside,…