COMMONWEALTH v. McNEILL


462 Pa. 438 (1975)

341 A.2d 463

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. John M. McNEILL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 7, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph C. Mesics, Public Defender, Lebanon, for appellant.

David J. Brightbill, Asst. Dist Atty., Lebanon, George E. Christianson, Dist. Atty., Lebanon, for Commonwealth-appellee.

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


OPINION

MANDERINO, Justice.

The appellant, John M. McNeill, was convicted in a jury trial of murder in the first degree. Post-trial motions were denied and this appeal followed. The appellant now raises, as he did in post-trial motions, two issues concerning portions of the trial court's charge to the jury. These portions were specifically objected to at trial and are properly before us now.

The prosecution's evidence at trial revealed that at approximately...

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