James v. Commonwealth
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The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant's conviction of murder and tampering with a witness and his sentence of life imprisonment, holding that Defendant was not entitled to relief on his allegations of error.
Specifically, the Supreme Court held (1) the jury instructions did not yield a verdict that violated the unanimous verdict requirement, and the trial court properly denied Defendant's motion for a mistrial; (2) the opinion testimony of two police officers did not constitute palpable error; (3) testimony regarding parole eligibility and meritorious good time credit did not render the trial fundamentally unfair; and (4) the Commonwealth's comments during the penalty phase's closing argument did not constitute palpable error.
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