Title: Comm. v. Jacobs (Concurring Opinion)

State: pennsylvania

Issuer: Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Document:

[J-121-1998] IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Appellee v. DANIEL JACOBS, Appellant : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : No. 177 Capital Appeal Docket SUBMITTED: MAY 11, 1998 CONCURRING OPINION MR. JUSTICE NIGRO DECIDED: March 26, 1999 I join in the Majority opinion. With regard to footnote number 8, however, I note that I agree that a standardized Simmons instruction should be given in all capital cases for the reasons more fully explained in my concurring opinion in Commonwealth v. Clark, 710 A.2d 31, 43-44 (Pa. 1998) (Nigro, J., concurring). Mr. Chief Justice Flaherty joins in the Concurring Opinion.