Opinion ID: 2159715
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Anthony DiFrisco's emotional maturity level was stunted due to his early addiction to drugs.

Text: (0) No (12) Yes j. Anthony DiFrisco's excessive drug abuse affected his ability to make sound judgments. (8) No (4) Yes k. Anthony DiFrisco was vulnerable and susceptible to the older Franciotti because he looked up to him as a father figure. (0) No (12) Yes l. Anthony DiFrisco was dependent upon Franciotti for drugs. (11) No (1) Yes m. Anthony DiFrisco allowed himself to be manipulated by Anthony Franciotti. (0) No (12) Yes n. Anthony DiFrisco's motivation in confessing to the murder was remorse. (12) No (0) Yes o. Anthony DiFrisco remains remorseful about killing Edward Potcher. (11) No (1) Yes p. Edward Potcher's killing would have remained unsolved, if Anthony DiFrisco himself had not confessed. (0) No (12) Yes q. Any other factor which is relevant to the defendant's character or record or to the circumstances of the offense. (12) No (0) Yes As indicated, one or more jurors found thirteen of the mitigating factors. Of those thirteen, the jury found nine factors unanimously, including that defendant's emotional maturity level was stunted due to drug addiction, that defendant was vulnerable and susceptible to Franciotti, that defendant allowed himself to be manipulated by Franciotti, and that the murder itself would have remained unsolved had defendant not confessed. The jury concluded that it was unanimously satisfied that the one aggravating factor outweighed the mitigating factors beyond a reasonable doubt. Consequently, the trial court sentenced defendant to death.