COM. v. BISHOP


489 Pa. 96 (1980)

413 A.2d 1031

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Robert BISHOP, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 24, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald A. Stein, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Asst. Dist. Atty., Victor Fortuno, Philadelphia, for appellee.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of murder of the first degree for the shooting death of Valerio Montezuma which occurred on May 3, 1974. Post trial motions were denied and a sentence of life imprisonment was imposed. This appeal followed.1

Appellant has advanced six assignments of error. We have determined that none of the errors alleged requires the granting of a new trial and...

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