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COMMONWEALTH v. MOYER

466 Pa. 464 (1976)

353 A.2d 447

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Edward Carl MOYER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 17, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Pugh, IV, Norristown, for appellant.

Milton O. Moss, Dist. Atty., William T. Nicholas, First Asst. Dist. Atty., Stewart J. Greenleaf, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appeals Div., Barry M. Miller, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

POMEROY, Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of murder in the first degree for the death by stabbing of his nine year old brother. After the denial of his post-verdict motions, Moyer was committed for life to the Farview State Hospital in lieu of sentence, pursuant to section 410 of the Mental Health and Mental Retardation Act of 1966.1 This direct appeal followed.2

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