COMMONWEALTH v. WINEBRENNER


439 Pa. 73 (1970)

Commonwealth v. Winebrenner, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

April 28, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Jr., with him Joseph Michael Smith, for appellant.

Oscar F. Spicer, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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


OPINION BY MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BELL, April 28, 1970:

Thomas Winebrenner was shot and killed at approximately 7:00 o'clock on the night of Tuesday, August 20, 1968. A few hours after the killing, the victim's spouse, Karen Elaine Winebrenner, was arrested and charged with the murder of her husband. Her trial by a Judge and jury resulted in a verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree. Defendant, through her attorneys, then filed a motion in arrest of judgment and...

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