COMMONWEALTH v. THARP


830 A.2d 519 (2003)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Michelle Sue THARP, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 2, 2003.

Reargument Denied September 4, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenn Alterio, for Michelle Sue Tharp.

John C. Pettit, Washington, Amy Zapp, Harrisburg, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,

Before CAPPY, C.J., and CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN and LAMB, JJ.


OPINION

Justice CASTILLE.

This is a direct appeal from the sentence of death imposed on appellant by the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County.1 We affirm.

Appellant's trial was originally listed for June 14, 1999. Approximately one week prior to the commencement of jury selection, however, appellant and her then-co-defendant Douglas Bittinger, Sr., filed requests...

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