Commonwealth v. Morton

HESTER, Judge:

¶ 1 Appellant, Joseph Morton, was convicted of second-degree murder in connection with the May 21, 1982 death of sixteen-year-old Marcia Jones. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. We reject Appellant’s allegations of error and affirm.

¶2 On May 22, 1982, police were dispatched to the Mount Washington section of Pittsburgh, where a man had discovered the partially-buried body of Marcia Jones. The victim was discovered in a shallow grave, which had been freshly dug. Her shirt and bra had been pulled up over her breasts, and she was unclothed from the waist down. A belt with a…