COM. v. TYSON


485 Pa. 344 (1979)

402 A.2d 995

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Frederick TYSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 31, 1979.

Reargument Denied June 29, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond J. Takiff, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Asst. Dist. Atty., Sheldon M. Finkelstein, Philadelphia, for appellee.

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


OPINION

MANDERINO, Justice:

Appellant, Frederick Tyson, was convicted in a nonjury trial of murder in the third degree. Post-verdict motions were denied and a sentence of ten to twenty years was imposed. Appellant now appeals to this Court pursuant to the Appellate Court Jurisdiction Act of 1970, Act of July 31, 1970, P.L. 673, No. 223, Art. II, Section 202, Subsection 1, 17 P.S. § 211.202(1) (Supp. 1978-79...

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