COM. v. SCARPINO


494 Pa. 421 (1981)

431 A.2d 926

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, v. Michael D. SCARPINO, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 2, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Doherty, Manifesto, Doherty, Love & Talarico, P. C., Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Robert E. Colville, Dist. Atty., Robert L. Eberhardt, Deputy Dist. Atty., Dara De Courcy, Pittsburgh, for appellee.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

O'BRIEN, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Michael Scarpino, was convicted of murder of the third degree after a trial by jury on October 12, 1979. Following the denial of post-verdict motions, appellant was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than five years nor more than ten years. This appeal ensues.

The facts which led to the prosecution in this case are briefly stated below....

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