COMMONWEALTH v. AHEARN


421 Pa. 311 (1966)

Commonwealth v. Ahearn, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

April 19, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Miller, Jr., with him Richard M. Sharp, for appellant.

John A. Harris, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before BELL, C.J., MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN and ROBERTS, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BELL, April 19, 1966:

Defendant, while represented by three lawyers, pleaded guilty to the indictment charging him with murder. The Judge, sitting without a jury, found him guilty of murder in the first degree, and sentenced him to life imprisonment. Defendant's motion for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were dismissed by the lower Court. From the judgment of sentence defendant took this appeal.

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