Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Watson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 19, 1989No. 93 E.D. Appeal S.Ct. 1984PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McDERMOTT, Justice.*
Pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 9711(h) we review the judgment of sentence of death imposed on Herbert Watson by the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. On November 10, 1983, a jury found Watson guilty of first degree murder, aggravated assault, and possession of an instrument of crime. Following a sentencing hearing, the jury determined that the Commonwealth established one aggravating circumstance, which outweighed the two mitigating circumstances offered by Watson. A sentence of death was imposed and the court sentenced appellant to consecutive terms of five…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. ZettlemoyerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
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