COMMONWEALTH v. CANALES


454 Pa. 422 (1973)

Commonwealth v. Canales, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

November 26, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allan I. Steinberg, Neil Carver, and Carver and Steinberg, for appellant.

Linda West Conley, James T. Ranney, and Milton M. Stein, Assistant District Attorneys, Richard A. Sprague, First Assistant District Attorney, and Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE MANDERINO, November 26, 1973:

The appellant, Raymon Canales, was convicted on August 10, 1971, in a jury trial, of first-degree murder for the shooting of Tyrone Wroten on October 9, 1970. Post-trial motions were denied and the appellant was sentenced to a term of life imprisonment. This appeal followed in which we reverse the judgment of sentence.

Shortly after the appellant's arrest around 9:00 a.m., on October 14, 1970, and prior...

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