Commonwealth v. Williams

896 A.2d 523 (2006)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee,

v.

James T. WILLIAMS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Submitted March 10, 2004.

Decided April 21, 2006.

Daniel Silverman, Esq., for StandCounsel.

James Williams, for James T. Williams.

Maria Lisa Dantos, Esq., Amy Zapp, Esq., Allentown, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

BEFORE: CAPPY, C.J., and CASTILLE, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, and BALDWIN, JJ.

OPINION

Justice EAKIN.

On August 21, 2001, appellant, James T. Williams, a.k.a. "Mathematics,"[1] was convicted of first degree murder, robbery, and conspiracy to commit robbery,[2] and was…