COM. v. BANKS


267 Pa.Super. 10 (1979)

405 A.2d 1277

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. John Wesley BANKS, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 13, 1979.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal Denied October 2, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Corbett, Jr., Assistant Public Defender, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Robert L. Eberhardt, Deputy District Attorney, Pittsburgh, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before VAN der VOORT, LARSEN and LAVELLE, JJ.


VAN der VOORT, Judge:

At approximately 4:30 P.M. on August 16, 1976, Robert Quinn was shot to death in front of the 630 Bar on Herron Avenue, Pittsburgh. A warrant was signed the next day for the arrest of appellant John Wesley Banks, and appellant was arrested two months later. Trial was held on February 16-18, 1977, and a jury found appellant guilty of third degree murder. The case is before us on direct appeal.

Appellant first argues that the lower court...

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