Title: Comm. v. King and Martin (Concurring Opinion)

State: pennsylvania

Issuer: Pennsylvania Supreme Court

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[J-11A&B-1998] IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Appellee v. CAROLYN ANN KING, Appellant : : : : : : : : : : : : : No. 105 Capital Appeal Docket ARGUED: February 2, 1998 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Appellee v. BRADLEY A. MARTIN, Appellant : : : : : : : : : : : : No. 106 Capital Appeal Docket ARGUED: February 2, 1998 CONCURRING OPINION MR. JUSTICE ZAPPALA DECIDED: December 2, 1998 I join the majority opinion except for the discussion of whether the evidence was sufficient to support the jury’s finding of the aggravating circumstance of torture. Slip Opinion at 26-27. As the majority does with the Appellant’s claims of error regarding the [J-11A&B-1998]] - 2 trial court’s instructions, see footnote 10, I believe it is unnecessary to address this issue in light of the conclusion that “the trial court erred in permitting the jury to consider this aggravator in its penalty determination.” Id. at 29.