COMMONWEALTH v. BALLEM


386 Pa. 20 (1956)

Commonwealth v. Ballem, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

June 25, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Turner, with him Robert W. Mills, for appellant.

Paul R. Sand, Assistant District Attorney, with him Raymond R. Start, District Attorney and Ernest L. Green, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

Before STERN, C.J., JONES, BELL, CHIDSEY, MUSMANNO and ARNOLD, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE BELL, June 25, 1956:

Defendant was found guilty of murder in the first degree and sentenced to death. The evidence was sufficient to prove that on or about April 23, 1954, defendant lured John Dopirak to his home for the purpose of robbing him, and that when Dopirak discovered he was trying to steal his money and accused him of it, he, Ballem, shot and killed Dopirak.

On April 27, 1954, a few days after the murder, the police at Sharon...

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