COMMONWEALTH v. ROACH


444 Pa. 368 (1971)

Commonwealth v. Roach, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

October 12, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abraham J. Brem Levy, with him Edward Reif, for appellant.

David R. Scott, Assistant District Attorney, with him Milton M. Stein, Assistant District Attorney, James D. Crawford, Deputy District Attorney, Richard A. Sprague, First Assistant District Attorney, and Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE EAGEN, October 12, 1971:

The appellant, Thomas Roach, was convicted by a jury of murder in the first degree and punishment was fixed at life imprisonment. Following denial of motions in arrest of judgment or for a new trial, and the imposition of sentence as the jury directed, this appeal was filed. We affirm.

The assignments of error do not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the jury's verdict, but assert that due...

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