COMMONWEALTH v. PASS


468 Pa. 36 (1976)

360 A.2d 167

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Albert Edward PASS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 29, 1976.

Rehearing Denied August 4, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold Gondelman, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Richard A. Sprague, Berger & Berger, Philadelphia, for appellee.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

O'BRIEN, Justice.

Appellant, Albert Edward Pass, was tried by a judge and jury and found guilty of three counts of murder in the first degree. Post-trial motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to three consecutive life sentences. This appeal followed.

On December 29, 1969, Joseph Yablonski and his wife and daughter were shot to death at their home in Clarksville, Pennsylvania. Police investigation led to the arrest and...

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