Commonwealth v. Fears

OPINION

Chief Justice CAPPY.

This is a direct appeal from the judgment of sentence of death following the convictions of Appellant Leroy Fears for *289first degree murder,1 corruption of minors,2 two counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse3 and abuse of a corpse.4 For the reasons set forth herein, we affirm.5

The record, developed at the suppression hearing, guilty plea proceeding and sentencing hearing, reveals that, on June 18, 1994, twelve-yeai'-old Shawn Hagan and thirteen-year-old James Naughton met with other teenagers and Appellant, age thirty-two, at a fishing hole on the…