COM. v. JOYNER


489 Pa. 502 (1980)

414 A.2d 1003

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Robert Louis JOYNER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 2, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Corbett, Jr., Asst. Public Defender, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Robert L. Eberhardt, Deputy Dist. Atty., Kemal Alexander Mericli, Kathryn L. Simpson, Asst. Dist. Attys., Pittsburgh, for appellee.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

Appellant, Robert Louis Joyner, and his co-defendant, Andre Shaw, were charged with criminal attempt and possession of implements for escape. While his co-defendant was acquitted, appellant was found guilty by a jury on both charges. The Superior Court affirmed the convictions per curiam. We granted appellant's petition for allowance of appeal and we affirm.

Initially, appellant contends the evidence was insufficient...

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