Commonwealth v. Jordan

OPINION

Justice McCAFFERY.

Lewis M. Jordan, a/k/a John Lewis (“Appellant”), pled guilty to murder generally in the shooting death of Philadelphia Police Officer Charles Cassidy. Following a trial by jury to determine degree of guilt, Appellant was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. In this direct appeal, Appellant raises four issues. Concluding that Appellant is entitled to no relief on any of these issues and that the evidence was sufficient to sustain Appellant’s conviction, we affirm the judgment of sentence.

The relevant facts of this case are as follows. During a…