Supreme Court of Pennsylvania March 6, 1989, 75 E.D. Appeal Docket 1987 (Commonwealth v. Edwards)

OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

On March 20, 1985, the appellant, George Edwards, Jr., was found guilty by a jury in Lackawanna County of Murder of the First Degree and Rape. Following the guilty verdict, a separate sentencing hearing was held pursuant to the Sentencing Code, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9711 and the jury unanimously returned a sentence of death.