COMMONWEALTH v. JONES


455 Pa. 488 (1974)

Commonwealth, Appellant, v. Jones.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

March 25, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vram Nedurian, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, with him Ralph B. D'Iorio, Assistant District Attorney, and Stephen J. McEwen, Jr., District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellant.

G. Guy Smith, with him McCurdy and Smith, for appellee.

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


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE MANDERINO, March 25, 1974:

This is an appeal by the prosecution from an order granting the appellee, Otis Jones, a new trial following his convictions involving murder in the first degree, robbery and conspiracy. A court en banc granted the new trial because the trial court failed to give points for charge requested by the appellee, Otis Jones. "The law is well settled that the grant or denial of a motion...

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