COMMONWEALTH v. JACKSON


466 Pa. 311 (1976)

353 A.2d 370

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Dennis JACKSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 17, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph C. Spaulding, Philadelphia, for appellant.

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

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

O'BRIEN, Justice.

Appellant, Dennis Jackson, was tried by a judge sitting without a jury and found guilty of murder in the second degree. Post-trial motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to a term of not less than five nor more than fifteen years' imprisonment at a state correctional institution. This appeal followed.

Appellant in this appeal only argues that the evidence presented by the Commonwealth was insufficient...

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