COMMONWEALTH v. ROBINSON


428 Pa. 458 (1968)

Commonwealth v. Robinson, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

March 15, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

I. Leonard Hoffman, for appellant.

Alan J. Davis, Assistant District Attorney, with him Roger F. Cox, Assistant District Attorney, Richard A. Sprague, First Assistant District Attorney, and Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE EAGEN, March 15, 1968:

At a trial which commenced on October 24, 1966, the appellant, Leon Robinson, was convicted by the jury of murder in the first degree and punishment was fixed at life imprisonment. Following denial of post-trial motions, sentence was imposed in accordance with the jury's verdict. This appeal was then filed. We reverse and order a new trial.

At trial Robinson testified in his own defense. Over objection, the Commonwealth...

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