COMMONWEALTH v. HARRIS


472 Pa. 406 (1977)

372 A.2d 757

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Stanley HARRIS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 28, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric L. Lilian, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Arlen Specter, Dist. Atty., Richard A. Sprague, First Asst. Dist. Atty., Milton M. Stein, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appeals Div., Clifford E. Haines, Philadelphia, for appellee.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM:

The appellant, Stanley Harris, was convicted by a jury on June 6, 1972, of murder in the second degree for the stabbing death of John Wade. Post-verdict motions were denied and the appellant was sentenced to a term of three to fifteen years imprisonment. This appeal followed in which we reverse the judgment of sentence.

Appellant raises several issues the first of which is dispositive of this appeal. Appellant contends...

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