COM. v. PAYNE


483 Pa. 256 (1979)

396 A.2d 630

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Raymond Dale PAYNE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 24, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard G. Ambrose, III, Jess S. Jiuliante, Jr., Erie, for appellant.

Robert H. Chase, Dist. Atty., Michael M. Palmisano, 1st Asst. Dist. Atty., Erie, for appellee.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM:

Appellant entered a plea of guilty generally to the charge of murder. After an evidentiary hearing before a three-judge court, he was adjudged guilty of murder of the first degree and sentenced to prison for life. This appeal followed.

The sole issue is whether or not the evidence was legally sufficient to warrant a finding of murder of the first degree. Our study of the record is convincing that the evidence was...

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