COM. v. FAIRELL


476 Pa. 128 (1977)

381 A.2d 1258

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. James J. FAIRELL, Jr., Appellant (two cases).

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 23, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey A. Sernovitz, Philadelphia, for appellant.

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

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

POMEROY, Justice.

Appellant James J. Fairell was convicted at a non-jury trial of murder of the first degree and related weapons offenses. The sole issue in this appeal is whether the evidence at trial was sufficient to meet the Commonwealth's burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt specific intent to commit murder, appellant having placed in issue his capacity to form such specific intent due to the use of narcotics.

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