COM. v. DRAKE


477 Pa. 130 (1978)

383 A.2d 857

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. George DRAKE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 23, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley P. Stern, 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 EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.


OPINION

PER CURIAM.

Appellant, who was charged under a murder indictment for the August 25, 1974 slaying of Francis Coleman, was tried by a jury and found guilty of murder of the third degree. Following the lower court's denial, en banc, of appellant's motion for new trial and arrest of judgment, appellant was sentenced to not less than ten nor more than twenty years imprisonment.

In this direct appeal, appellant raises the following issues...

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