Smith v. Commonwealth

FITZPATRICK, Chief Judge.

Roy Damien Smith, Jr. (appellant) entered an Alford plea to charges of first degree murder and two counts of attempted first degree murder. On appeal, he contends the trial court erred in considering his failure to express remorse for the plight of the victims when imposing a sentence. For the following reasons, we affirm.

I

Appellant was indicted on one count of capital murder, two counts of attempted capital murder, three counts of use of a firearm in the commission of murder, and one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Before trial, the Commonwealth and…