Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Smith
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 20, 1997No. 115 Capital Appeal DocketPublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
CAPPY, Justice.
This is a direct appeal from judgment of sentence of death imposed on Appellant, Wayne A. Smith, by the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. For the reasons expressed in this opinion, we affirm Appellant’s conviction and the judgment of sentence of death imposed on him.
Appellant was charged with murder and related offenses in connection with the killing of Eileen Jones. The jury found Appellant guilty of first degree murder.1 After the penalty phase hearing, the jury concluded that the aggravating cir*69cumstanee it found (Appellant’s prior…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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3Cited by40 opinions
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