Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Rucci
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 18, 1996No. 68 Capital Appeal DocketPublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CAPPY, Justice.
On September 24, 1992, the Appellant was convicted by a jury of Murder in the First Degree, Robbery and Burglary, in the June 28, 1989 stabbing death of Louise M. Fridley who was the 61 year old aunt of Appellant’s wife. 1 This is a direct appeal from the imposition of the death penalty. 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9711(h)(1).
Sufficiency of the Evidence
Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the convictions of murder, burglary and robbery. When reviewing a sufficiency of the evidence claim, an appellate court must view all the evidence and reasonable infer-…
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