COMMONWEALTH v. HART


403 Pa. 652 (1961)

Commonwealth v. Hart, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

May 22, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. David Rothman, for appellant.

Samuel Strauss, Assistant District Attorney, with him William Claney Smith, Assistant District Attorney, and Edward C. Boyle, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., BELL, MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN, BOK and EAGEN, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE BELL, May 22, 1961:

Defendant Hart* was found guilty of murder in the first degree by a jury which imposed a penalty of life imprisonment. Defendant appealed from the judgment and sentence. He alleges four reasons: (1) The evidence was insufficient to establish that the killing occurred in the perpetration of a robbery within the meaning of the Felony-Murder Rule; (2) The Court erred in admitting into evidence in...

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