COM. v. JENKINS


476 Pa. 467 (1978)

383 A.2d 195

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. James W. JENKINS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 26, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry W. Kerchner, Pottstown, for appellant.

William T. Nicholas, Dist. Atty., Ross Weiss, 1st Asst. Dist. Atty., Eric J. Cox, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appellate Div., Bert M. Goodman, James A. Cunningham, Asst. Dist. Attys., for appellee.

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


OPINION

MANDERINO, Justice.

Appellant, James William Jenkins, was tried before a judge and jury and found guilty of murder in the third degree. Post-verdict motions were denied, and appellant was sentenced to imprisonment of not less than eight nor more than twenty years. This appeal followed.

Appellant contends that the trial court committed reversible error in permitting the prosecution, over objection, to use a written report prepared by a police...

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