COMMONWEALTH v. EVANS


465 Pa. 12 (1975)

348 A.2d 92

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Lester EVANS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 26, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph N. Bongiovanni, III, Philadelphia, for appellant.

F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Dist. Atty., Steven H. Goldblatt, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appeals Div., B.H. Levintow, Philadelphia, for appellee.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

POMEROY, Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of murder in the second degree for the beating death of his employer, Arthur Bock, in January, 1973, in Philadelphia. Following the denial of post-verdict motions, appellant was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than ten nor more than twenty years. This direct appeal was then taken.

Three arguments are advanced as to why the trial court erred in denying appellant...

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