COMMONWEALTH v. CORBIN


426 Pa. 24 (1967)

Commonwealth v. Corbin, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

June 29, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. Rowland, Jr., with him John J. Shumaker, for appellant.

Henry W. Rhoads, Assistant District Attorney, with him LeRoy S. Zimmerman, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE MUSMANNO, June 29, 1967:

After pleading not guilty to a charge of murder, Henry Corbin was tried by a jury which, on February 1, 1966, found him guilty of murder in the second degree. Corbin's defense was that he had shot James Crockett in self-defense when Crockett entered his apartment. Following the jury's verdict, Corbin moved for a new trial. The motion was denied and the defendant appealed.

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