Commonwealth v. Dowling

*573 OPINION

Justice NIGRO.

Following a jury trial, Appellant Kevin Brian Dowling was found guilty of first-degree murder for the killing of Jennifer Myers. After finding one aggravating circumstance and no mitigating circumstances during the penalty phase, the jury returned a verdict of death. On December 14, 1998, the trial court formally imposed the death sentence. This direct appeal followed, and for the reasons outlined below, we affirm the judgment of sentence.

As Appellant has been sentenced to death, we must independently review the record to determine whether the Commonwealth has…