COMMONWEALTH v. WRIGHT


456 Pa. 511 (1974)

Commonwealth v. Wright, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

July 1, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William W. Stainton, with him John W. Beyer, and Arnold, Bricker, Beyer & Barnes, for appellant.

James R. Leonard, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, with him D. Richard Eckman, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE POMEROY, July 1, 1974:

On the evening of March 22, 1970, three men held up a grocery store in Columbia, Pennsylvania. Appellant, Barry Wright, was subsequently indicted on charges of conspiracy and robbery in connection with the holdup. A Lancaster County jury returned verdicts of guilty on both the conspiracy and robbery counts, and Wright was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than one...

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