Facts of the Crime:
Smith was charged with first-degree murder and related offenses resulting from the strangling death of Eileen Jones, 26, whose body was dumped in a creek. At trial, the Commonwealth presented the transcribed, tape-recorded statement appellant gave police after waiving his Miranda rights, in which appellant admitted killing the victim; he stated the victim agreed to have sex with him in exchange for drugs, and when he attempted to have sex with her, he became fearful she would accuse him of rape, so he strangled her and dumped the body in a nearby creek.
Smith was sentenced to death in Delaware County on May 22, 1995.
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