COM. v. HOBSON


484 Pa. 250 (1979)

398 A.2d 1364

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Edward Earl HOBSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 14, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Hain, Erie, for appellant.

Shad Connelly, Asst. Dist. Atty., Erie, for appellee.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

O'BRIEN, Justice.

Appellant, Edward Earl Hobson, was tried by a judge sitting with a jury in connection with the homicide of Steve Allen Burton. Appellant was found guilty of murder of the third degree. Post-verdict motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to eight to sixteen years' imprisonment. This direct appeal followed.

On November 2, 1978, this court, by per curiam order, remanded the record in this case. The purpose...

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