COM. v. CHISM


480 Pa. 233 (1978)

389 A.2d 1041

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Donald Lee CHISM, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 14, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold J. Bender, Asst. Public Defender, Erie, for appellant.

Michael M. Palmisano, Asst. Dist. Atty., Erie, for appellee.

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


OPINION

O'BRIEN, Justice.

Appellant, Donald Lee Chism, was convicted by a jury of five counts of murder of the first degree. Post-verdict motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to five consecutive terms of life imprisonment. This direct appeal followed.

Appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence. However, because this case involves convictions for murder of the first degree, this court has an independent duty to review...

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