Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Jones
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 21, 1992No. 8 E.D. Appeal Docket 1988PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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FLAHERTY, Justice.
In May of 1983, in a trial by jury in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, the appellant, Damon Jones, was convicted of two counts of murder of the first degree, six counts of aggravated assault, one count of criminal conspiracy, and one count of possession of an instrument of crime. In 1987, sentences of death were imposed with respect to the murder convictions and terms of imprisonment were imposed for the other offenses. The present direct appeal ensued. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Appellant’s convictions arose from a drug-related massacre in which…
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