COMMONWEALTH v. SMITH


432 Pa. 517 (1968)

Commonwealth v. Smith, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

November 27, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Dean, with him Daniel T. Zamos, for appellant.

Charles B. Watkins and Carol Mary Los, Assistant District Attorneys, and Robert W. Duggan, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE O'BRIEN, November 27, 1968:

This is an appeal from the judgment of the Court of Oyer and Terminer of Allegheny County. Appellant was tried and convicted of first degree murder, and, after denial of his post-trial motions, was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Appellant does not here contest the sufficiency of the evidence, but asserts that certain trial errors should entitle him to a new trial...

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