Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Lester
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 22, 1998No. 125 Capital Appeal DocketPublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
CASTILLE, Justice.
This is appellant’s direct appeal from the judgment of sentence of death imposed by the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County.1 Following a jury trial, appellant was convicted of first degree murder,2 possession of an instrument of crime3 and aggravated assault.4 Following a penalty phase hearing, the jury found two aggravating circumstances and no mitigating circumstances and returned a sentence of death.5
*653I. SUFFICIENCY OF EVIDENCE
Appellant has challenged the sufficiency of the evidence only as it relates to his conviction for possession of an…
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