COM. v. HUGHES


480 Pa. 311 (1978)

389 A.2d 1081

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Andrew C. HUGHES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 26, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell J. Heiple, Johnstown, for appellant.

D. Gerard Long, Dist. Atty., David J. Tulowitzki, Ebensburg, for appellee.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

O'BRIEN, Justice.

Appellant, Andrew C. Hughes, was convicted by a jury of murder of the third degree for the shooting death of Robert Stephens. Post-verdict motions were denied, and appellant was sentenced to a prison term of ten to twenty years. This direct appeal followed.

The facts are as follows. On October 10, 1975, appellant, while driving his own automobile, encountered an automobile driven by Robert Stephens, the victim...

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