COM. v. EGLESTON


492 Pa. 284 (1981)

424 A.2d 509

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Arthur EGLESTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided February 5, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Paul Curran, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Cynthia Severinsen, Philadelphia, for appellee.

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


OPINION

LARSEN, Justice.

Following a non-jury trial, appellant was found guilty of murder of the third degree and possessing an instrument of a crime. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of incarceration of five to ten years and two and one-half to five years. In this direct appeal appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, asserts that the weapons offense merged into the murder conviction, and contends that the prosecutor committed acts of misconduct...

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