COM. v. ADAMS


476 Pa. 91 (1977)

381 A.2d 882

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Richard ADAMS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 24, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel H. Ziev, Anthony S. Blasco, Easton, for appellant.

Charles H. Spaziani, Dist. Atty., Alan B. McFall, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

O'BRIEN, Justice.

On February 13, 1975, appellant, Richard Adams, was convicted by a judge sitting with a jury of murder of the third degree in connection with the stabbing death of Cheryl McNeil. Post-verdict motions were denied on July 31, 1975. Subsequently, appellant was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of ten to twenty years in a state correctional institution. This appeal followed.

Appellant first argues that the court...

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