Hall v. Commonwealth

OPINION OF THE COURT

Appellant, Berry Hall, was found guilty but mentally ill of murdering Lisa and Alan Tackett by shooting them and wantonly endangering their four children. The facts surrounding the shootings were largely undisputed, and the primary issue at trial related to Hall’s affirmative defense of insanity and alternative claim of extreme emotional disturbance.

On appeal, Hall challenges his convictions on numerous grounds, including that extremely gruesome crime scene and autopsy photos of the victims were improperly admitted, and that he was entitled to a directed verdict on four…