Commonwealth v. Davido

OPINION

Chief Justice CAPPY.

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

On May 15, 2000, the Lancaster Bureau of Police charged Appellant, Tedor Davido, with the criminal homicide of his girlfriend, Angie Taylor.2 Following a jury trial, Appellant *59was found guilty of first-degree murder3 and rape4. During the penalty phase of the trial, Appellant chose to represent himself and put on no defense. Following the penalty phase, the jury found one aggravating circumstance,…