COMMONWEALTH v. FRYE


433 Pa. 473 (1969)

Commonwealth v. Frye, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

April 23, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony C. Troiano, Assistant Trial Defender, with him George H. Ross, Director, for appellant.

Charles B. Watkins, Assistant District Attorney, with him Carol Mary Los, Assistant District Attorney, and Robert W. Duggan, 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 23, 1969:

On January 25, 1967, a jury found Edward Frye guilty of murder in the second degree. The Court en banc dismissed defendant's motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment. On February 5, 1967, Frye was sentenced to the Western Pennsylvania Diagnostic Clinic for a term of not less than five nor more than fifteen years. This appeal followed.

Defendant and the victim, Robert Alston, were roommates and both...

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