Commonwealth v. Pirela

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County denying the motion of appellant for post-conviction relief. In the underlying case, the court, sitting without a jury, convicted appellant of murder of the first degree and criminal conspiracy. After a sentencing hearing, the court found one aggravating circumstance, appellant’s previous murder conviction for which he had received a sentence of life imprisonment, and one mitigating circumstance, appellant’s age. 1 The court also found that the aggravating…