Commonwealth v. Puksar

OPINION

CAPPY, Justice:

This is a direct review of a sentence of death imposed by the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County. 1 For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of sentence.

On April 14, 1993, appellant, Ronald Puksar, was charged in connection with the April 15, 1991 deaths of his brother, Thomas Puksar, and his brother’s wife, Donna Puksar. Fol lowing a jury trial, appellant was found guilty of first-degree murder, 2 aggravated assault—serious bodily injury caused, 3 and aggravated assault - bodily injury caused with a deadly weapon, 4 as to both victims. During the penalty…