COMMONWEALTH v. BEACH


438 Pa. 37 (1970)

Commonwealth v. Beach, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

April 22, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl M. Mazzocone, with him Frank Carano, for appellant.

James D. Crawford, Assistant District Attorney, with him Victor J. DiNubile, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, Richard A. Sprague, First Assistant District Attorney, and Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE EAGEN, April 22, 1970:

The appellant, Leroy Beach, was convicted by a jury of murder in the second degree. After post-trial motions were dismissed, a prison sentence of five to twenty years was imposed. This appeal from the judgment followed. It is urged that error occurred during the trial proceedings which requires a new trial. We agree.

The prosecution resulted from the fatal stabbing of Clyde Griffin on November 20, 1965, following...

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