COMMONWEALTH v. JOHNSON


460 Pa. 493 (1975)

333 A.2d 881

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Percy JOHNSON, Appellant (two cases).

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 18, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abraham T. Needleman, J.S. Gottlieb, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Stephen B. Harris, First Asst. Dist. Atty., Kenneth G. Biehn, Dist. Atty. of Bucks County, Doylestown, for appellee.

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


OPINION

O'BRIEN, Justice.

Appellant, Percy Johnson, was tried by a judge and jury and found guilty of murder in the first degree. Post-trial motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment in a state correctional institution. This appeal followed.

Appellant first argues that his first-degree murder conviction must be reversed because it was the product of his being placed twice in jeopardy...

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