Pennsylvania Code
Title 234 - RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 8 - SPECIAL RULES FOR CASES IN WHICH DEATH SENTENCE IS AUTHORIZED
Part A - Guilt and Penalty Determination Procedures
Rule 809 - Form for Trial Judge Sentencing Verdict Slip
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
OF _______ COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
CRIMINAL
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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vs. |
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NO. _____ |
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FIRST DEGREE MURDER
SENTENCING VERDICT SLIP
A. I, _________ J., sentence the defendant to:
________Death
________Life Imprisonment
B. The findings on which the sentence of death is based are:
__________
The aggravating circumstance(s) (is) (are):
____________________________________________
____________________________________________.
_________
The aggravating circumstance(s) (is) (are):
____________________________________________
____________________________________________.
The mitigating circumstance(s) (is) (are):
____________________________________________
____________________________________________.
C. The findings on which the sentence of life imprisonment is based are:
_________ A sentence of death is precluded because the defendant is mentally retarded.
OR
__________
__________
The mitigating circumstance(s) (is) (are):
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
The aggravating circumstance(s) (is) (are):
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
_____________ DATE
_______________________, J.