Commonwealth v. Collins

OPINION

NEWMAN, Justice.

On October 21, 1994, a jury found Appellant Ronald Collins guilty of two counts of first degree murder,1 and one count each of aggravated assault,2 possession of an instrument of crime,3 and recklessly endangering another person.4 These convictions stem from an aggravated assault on Lisa Tyler and the murders of David Sisco and Dawn Anderson. After a penalty hearing, the jury concluded that the aggravating circumstances outweighed the mitigating circumstances and set the penalty at death for each count of first degree murder.5 *50On April 20, 1995, the Court of Common…