COMMONWEALTH v. JONES


452 Pa. 299 (1973)

Commonwealth v. Jones, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

May 4, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold L. Randolph, with him Nix & Randolph, for appellant.

Ralph B. D'Iorio, Assistant District Attorney, with him Anna Iwachiw Vadino, Assistant District Attorney, and Stephen J. McEwen, Jr., District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE EAGEN, May 4, 1973:

About 8:30 p.m. on April 7, 1969, three young men attempted to rob John Courtney and Joseph O'Brien as they walked along a public street in Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Courtney was shot by the felons and suffered wounds which caused his death on May 18th. O'Brien was stabbed and shot but survived.

As a result of information uncovered by the police, Ronald Jones, the appellant herein, Alan Pierce and Wesley...

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