COMMONWEALTH v. TREFTZ


465 Pa. 614 (1976)

351 A.2d 265

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Donald D. TREFTZ, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 29, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles F. Gilchrest, Routman, Moore, Goldstone & Valentino, Sharon, for appellant.

Joseph J. Nelson, Dist. Atty., R.F. Banks, Mercer, for appellee.

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


OPINION

JONES, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Donald P. Treftz, was convicted of murder in the first degree following a jury trial and sentenced to life imprisonment. Motions in arrest of judgment and for a new trial on the ground of after-discovered evidence were denied by the trial judge sitting for the Court of Common Pleas of Mercer County. This appeal followed.1

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