COMMONWEALTH v. MORGAN


448 Pa. 494 (1972)

Commonwealth v. Morgan, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

October 4, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard D. Walker, Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert S. Spitzer, Assistant District Attorney, and LeRoy S. Zimmerman, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE EAGEN, October 4, 1972:

The appellant, Major Morgan, was convicted by a jury in Dauphin County of murder in the first degree and the punishment was fixed at life imprisonment. Following the denial of a motion for a new trial and imposition of the sentence the jury directed, this appeal was filed. We affirm.

The sufficiency of the evidence to warrant the jury's verdict is not questioned, nonetheless, we have studied the record and are...

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