Commonwealth v. Thompson

OPINION

CASTILLE, Justice.

This is a direct appeal from a sentence of death imposed by the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. 1 Following a jury trial on November 8, 1993, appellant was convicted of first degree murder, 2 criminal conspiracy, 3 possessing an instrument of crime, 4 aggravated assault, 5 recklessly endangering another person 6 and escape 7 in connection with the murder of Donovan “George” Aitken. Following the sentencing phase, the jury determined that the four aggravating circumstances it found outweighed the one mitigating circumstance independently found by one…