Title: Commonwealth v. Robinson, A. (Concurring And Dissenting Opinion)

State: pennsylvania

Issuer: Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Document:

[J-80-2003] IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Appellee v. ANTYANE ROBINSON, Appellant : : : : : : : : : : : No. 377 CAP Appeal from the Order entered on 4/22/2002 in the Court of Common Pleas, Criminal Division of Cumberland County denying PCRA petition at No. 96-1183. SUBMITTED: MARCH 12, 2003: CONCURRING AND DISSENTING OPINION MR. JUSTICE BAER DECIDED: June 22, 2005 I join the Majority opinion as to its resolution of the guilt phase issues. I, however, join Mr. Justice Saylor’s dissenting opinion only as to his conclusion that, in the penalty phase of a capital case, the finding of the “in perpetration of a felony” aggravating circumstance, 42 Pa.C.S. §9711(d)(6), should be limited to the six felonies enumerated in Section 2502(d) of the Crimes Code, 18 Pa.C.S. §2502(d). Here, Appellant was never convicted of any of the felonies enumerated in Section 2502(d); therefore, I agree with Mr. Justice Saylor that Appellant’s (d)(6) aggravator should be stricken and that Appellant should receive a new penalty phase hearing consistent with this determination.