COMMONWEALTH v. BASTONE


466 Pa. 548 (1976)

353 A.2d 827

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. William BASTONE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 17, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. McDaniel, Philadelphia, for appellant.

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

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

Appellant William Bastone was tried by a judge sitting with a jury and convicted of murder in the first degree.1 On this appeal2 he presents five issues which he alleges entitle him to relief: (1) whether the evidence was sufficient to sustain the conviction; (2) whether the trial court properly instructed the jury on...

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