COM. v. McCLOSKEY


270 Pa.Super. 584 (1979)

411 A.2d 1239

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Patrick Augustine McCLOSKEY, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed October 12, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert P. Rea, Hollidaysburg, for appellant.

Patrick J. Kiniry, Assistant District Attorney, Ebensburg, submitted a brief on behalf of Commonwealth, appellee.

Before CERCONE, President Judge, and WIEAND and HOFFMAN, JJ.


WIEAND, Judge:

Patrick McCloskey was found guilty by a jury of burglary and robbery. The victim, Mary Wahl, had been rendered unconscious by the intruder and was not able to identify or describe him. The only evidence connecting McCloskey to the several crimes committed was the testimony of Lawrence Cristy. Cristy, an inmate with McCloskey at the Cambria County Prison, testified that McCloskey had admitted involvement in the crime to him. The jury rejected the testimony...

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