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COM. v. TOMONEY

488 Pa. 324 (1980)

412 A.2d 531

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Thomas TOMONEY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 20, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry J. Lunardi, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Division, Kenneth Gallant, Philadelphia, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

EAGEN, Chief Justice.

On March 29, 1977, Joseph Williams was fatally stabbed by Thomas Tomoney. On October 4, 1977, Tomoney was found guilty of murder of the first degree by a jury in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia. Post-verdict motions were denied on April 13, 1978, and Tomoney was sentenced to life imprisonment. This appeal followed.

Tomoney advances five assignments of error...

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