COMMONWEALTH v. CRAWFORD


452 Pa. 326 (1973)

Commonwealth v. Crawford, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

May 4, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank M. Jackson, with him John David Egnal, for appellant.

Edward G. Rendell, Assistant District Attorney, with him Milton M. Stein, Assistant District Attorney, Richard A. Sprague, First Assistant District Attorney, and Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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


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

Arthur Crawford, the appellant, was convicted by a jury in Philadelphia of second degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder and was sentenced to a term of ten-to-twenty years' imprisonment. Following denial of post-trial motions, appellant brought this direct appeal. We will reverse and remand for a new trial.

It is necessary to discuss only one of appellant's three allegations of error.1<...

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