Commonwealth v. Jasper
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ZAPPALA, Justice.
We are compelled to review Appellant’s judgment of sentence of death in accordance with Section 9711(h)(1) of the Sentencing Code, 42 Pa.C.S.A. After having found the Appellant guilty of first degree murder, the jury determined that the evidence supported two aggravating circumstances and no mitigating circumstances and imposed the death penalty.
Although the Appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence, we must review the record to determine whether the Commonwealth has established beyond a reasonable doubt the elements necessary to sustain a conviction…
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