Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 12/2/1998

Commonwealth v. King

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721 A.2d 763
554 Pa. 331
1998 Pa. LEXIS 2605

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observing that “[t]his Court repeatedly held that the process of screening prospective jurors to determine whether any has moral, religious, or ethical beliefs that would prevent him or her from voting for the death penalty is consistent with the guarantees of a fair trial”
potentially improper statements made during voir dire are of “less direct relevance to the jury’s ultimate sentencing decision.”
“Where the issue involves a matter of common knowledge, expert testimony is inadmissible.”
prosecutor only made reference to defendant's past violent acts
prosecutor only made reference to defendant’s past violent acts

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Judges: Flaherty, Zappala, Cappy, Castille, Nigro, Newman, Saylor

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