COMMONWEALTH v. NORTHINGTON


466 Pa. 422 (1976)

353 A.2d 426

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Steven Barry NORTHINGTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 17, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Yermish, 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

PER CURIAM:

Appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life in prison. This appeal followed denial of post-verdict motions.

Appellant contends (1) that certain pre-trial statements made by him were improperly elicited from a defense witness during cross-examination by the prosecution; (2) that the evidence was insufficient to sustain a verdict of murder in the first degree; and (3) that the prosecution...

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