COMMONWEALTH v. TOPA


471 Pa. 223 (1977)

369 A.2d 1277

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Adam Andrew TOPA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided February 28, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. O'Brien, Peter G. Loftus, Scranton, for appellant.

Paul R. Mazzoni, Dist. Atty., William J. Garvey, Ernest J. Gazda, Jr., Scranton, for appellee.

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


OPINION

JONES, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Adam Andrew Topa, was tried before a jury and convicted of murder in the first degree. From his conviction he filed a motion for new trial delineating fifteen reasons in support thereof. The court en banc denied appellant's motion. On this appeal, appellant urges us to reexamine six issues which he believes warrant reversal and command a new trial. Five of these arguments relate to the use made by the Commonwealth...

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