Commonwealth v. Terry

*628OPINION OF THE COURT

HUTCHINSON, Justice.

On March 20, 1979, while serving three life sentences at Graterford Prison, appellant bludgeoned Felix Mokychic, Captain of the Guards, to death. On November 19, 1979, a jury found appellant guilty of first degree murder, 18 Pa. C.S. § 2502(a), and after a sentencing hearing pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 9711, returned a death sentence. This is appellant’s automatic direct appeal from that sentence. 42 Pa. C.S. § 9711(h).

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