Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Dennis
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 22, 1998No. 44 Capital Appeal DocketPublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NEWMAN, Justice.
James Dennis (Appellant) appeals from the Judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court) sentencing him to death on his conviction for first degree murder. We affirm.
*338 FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
At approximately 1:50 p.m. on October 22, 1991, seventeen-year-old Chedell Williams (Victim) and her friend Zahra Howard were climbing the steps to enter the Fern Rock SEPTA station at Tenth and Nedro Streets in Philadelphia when they were approached by Appellant and another man. The men blocked the girls’ path and Appellant demanded that the Victim…
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