COMMONWEALTH v. CARPENTER


472 Pa. 510 (1977)

372 A.2d 806

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. James H. CARPENTER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 28, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Stack, Jr., Philadelphia, for appellant.

F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Dist. Atty., Steven H. Goldblatt, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appeals Div., James A. Shellenberger, Philadelphia, for appellee.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

EAGEN, Chief Justice.

Appellant, James Carpenter, was convicted by a jury of murder of the third degree. Post-verdict motions were denied and a sentence of not less than seven and one-half nor more than fifteen years imprisonment was imposed. This direct appeal followed.

Carpenter asserts several trial errors which he urges require reversal of the judgment and the grant of a new trial...

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