Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Beasley
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 28, 1984No. 32 E.D. Appeal Docket, 1982PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FLAHERTY, Justice.
In a trial by jury in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, the appellant, Leslie C. Beasley, was found guilty of murder of the first degree and possession of an instrument of crime. In connection with the murder conviction, appellant was sentenced to death, and for the possession offense he was sentenced to lD/z to 23 months imprisonment. The instant direct appeal ensued.
*282I. BACKGROUND
The homicide for which appellant was tried in the present case occurred on April 13, 1980, in Philadelphia, when Keith Singleton was fatally wounded by a shotgun…
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