COMMONWEALTH v. PARKER


449 Pa. 282 (1972)

Commonwealth v. Parker, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

November 17, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Graham Sale, Jr. and John J. Dean, Assistant Public Defenders, and George H. Ross, Public Defender, for appellant.

Carol Mary Los, Assistant District Attorney, and Robert W. Duggan, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE EAGEN, November 17, 1972:

On March 17, 1969, Frank Butera was fatally shot in his brother's watch repair shop in Pittsburgh. Marvin Collins and Larry Parker were charged with committing the crime and indicted by a grand jury in a joint bill for murder and voluntary manslaughter. On motion of Parker a severance was granted.

On January 29, 1970, Collins was convicted by a jury of murder in the first degree and the punishment was fixed...

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