COMMONWEALTH v. BANKS


454 Pa. 401 (1973)

Commonwealth v. Banks, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

November 26, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis Lipschitz and Joseph R. Danella, for appellant.

Linda West Conley, James T. Ranney, and Milton M. Stein, Assistant District Attorneys, 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 NIX, November 26, 1973:

Appellant, James Banks, was tried by jury in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Criminal Division and found guilty of murder in the first degree. He was also convicted on four counts of aggravated robbery and assault and battery. Demurrers were sustained by the court to counts of aggravated assault and battery and the jury returned a verdict of not guilty on the...

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