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COM. v. BASEMORE

525 Pa. 512 (1990)

582 A.2d 861

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. William BASEMORE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 16, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James S. Bruno, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Gaele McLaughlin Barthold, Deputy Dist. Atty., Ronald Eisenberg, Chief, Appeals Div., Jack McMahon, Asst. Dist. Atty., Harrisburg, Kathy L. Echternach, Philadelphia, Robert A. Graci, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., Harrisburg, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS and CAPPY, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

On May 3, 1988, Appellant, William Basemore was convicted by a jury of murder of the first degree, robbery, burglary and possession of an instrument of crime. On May 4, 1988, a sentencing hearing was held pursuant to the Sentencing Code, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9711, and the jury unanimously sentenced Basemore to death.1 On February 15, 1989, post-trial motions were argued by counsel and denied...

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