Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 4/2/1998

Commonwealth v. May

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710 A.2d 44
551 Pa. 286
1998 Pa. LEXIS 584

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holding that evidence regarding a defendant’s past violent convictions or conduct does not implicate the issue of his or her future dangerousness
holding that evidence regarding a defendant's past violent convictions or conduct does not implicate the issue of his or her future dangerousness
holding that the aggravating circumstance of a significant history of prior violent felony convictions involves only the defendant’s past conduct, not his future dangerousness.
holding that the aggravating circumstance of a significant history of prior violent felony convictions involves only the defendant's past conduct, not his future dangerousness.
it was not error for the trial court to instruct the jury that a life sentence could be commuted or the governor could pardon the defendant
it was not error for the trial court to instruct the jury that a life sentence could be commuted or the governor could pardon the defendant

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

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