COMMONWEALTH v. BARRON


438 Pa. 259 (1970)

Commonwealth v. Barron, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

April 22, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Caram J. Abood, for appellant.

Alexander Ogle, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, submitted a brief.

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


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

The appellant, Fred Ellis Barron, was convicted by a jury in Somerset County of robbery and other related crimes. Post-trial motions were dismissed, and a prison sentence was imposed. On appeal, the Superior Court affirmed the judgment without opinion. We granted allocatur and now reverse.

At trial, Barron testified personally and denied commission of the crimes charged. During cross-examination, the trial court...

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