Morton v. Commonwealth

LAMBERT, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of two counts of murder for the stabbing deaths of drug dealer Stacy Archie and her five-year-old son David Shavers. The Commonwealth sought the death penalty, but the jury recommended punishment of life imprisonment without parole for twenty-five years on each count. In the final judgment, the sentences were ordered to be served concurrently. This appeal is as a matter of right and the Court heard oral argument.

Appellant has not questioned the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction. It is unnecessary, therefore, to extensively state the…