Commonwealth v. Markman

OPINION

Justice SAYLOR.1

This is a direct appeal from a sentence of death imposed by the Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas, following Appellant Beth Ann Markman’s conviction of the first-degree murder of Leslie White and related charges. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

I. Background

During the summer of 2000, shortly after graduating from high school, Leslie White, the victim in this case, began working in the photo shop of a Wal-Mart store in Silver *261Springs Township, Cumberland County. Throughout the course of the events leading to her death, White lived at home with her…