Commonwealth v. Marrero

*600 OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

CASTILLE, Justice.

Following a six (6) day jury trial, appellant was convicted of first degree murder,1 burglary,2 theft by unlawful taking or disposition,3 and possession of an instrument of crime4 in connection with the death of sixty-eight year old Elizabeth Smith.5 Following a penalty hearing, the jury sentenced appellant to death, finding that the aggravating circumstance it found6 outweighed the mitigating circumstance it found.7 On October 25, 1994, the trial court imposed the jury’s sentence of death for the first degree murder conviction…