Commonwealth v. Hawk

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Drew,

The defendant having pleaded guilty to the murder of two persons, the learned court below, after a hearing and consideration of the evidence produced, adjudged him guilty of murder of the first degree and fixed the penalty at death. From the judgments and sentences imposed these appeals have been taken, as well expressed in defendant’s brief, “. . . on the ground that the state or condition of defendant’s mind was such that, although he had intelligence and was responsible, from a legal standpoint, for his crime, he was not as responsible for his acts as a normal…