Commonwealth v. Scott

OPINION

NIGRO, Justice.

Following a bench trial, Appellant Nathan Scott was convicted of first-degree murder and related offenses 1 on September 16, 1998. On September 18, 1998, following a penalty phase hearing, the trial court determined that the one aggravating circumstance 2 it found outweighed the two mitigating circumstances 3 it found and, therefore, imposed a sentence of death. Appellant filed post-trial motions, which the trial court denied. The instant appeal followed. 4

Though Appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence, this Court is required to independently review…