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COM. v. PEOPLES

536 Pa. 326 (1994)

639 A.2d 448

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Al PEOPLES, a/k/a Kevin Mathews, a/k/a Kevin Matthews, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 24, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marilyn J. Gelb, Philadelphia, for Al Peoples.

Catherine Marshall, Norman Gross, Philadelphia, for Com.

Robert A. Graci, Harrisburg, for Atty. Gen.

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

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

This appeal arises from Appellant's conviction and sentence of death for the murder of Sara Brown.1 We are compelled to review this judgment under Section 9711(h)(1) of the Sentencing Code.

After finding the Appellant guilty of first-degree murder, a sentencing hearing was convened. Two jurors concluded that sufficient evidence of mitigation was presented to establish one mitigating circumstance...

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