COMMONWEALTH v. GORDON


431 Pa. 512 (1968)

Commonwealth v. Gordon, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

October 3, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A.C. Troiano, with him Daniel T. Zamos, for appellant.

Charles B. Watkins, Assistant District Attorney, with him Robert W. Duggan, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE EAGEN, October 3, 1968:

Garfield Gordon was convicted by a jury of murder in the first degree and the punishment was fixed at life imprisonment. Post-trial motions were denied and sentence imposed as the jury directed. Gordon appeals from the judgment. The sufficiency of the evidence is unquestioned, but it is urged that several trial errors constituted a denial of due process of law.

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