COM. v. TOWNSEND


497 Pa. 604 (1982)

443 A.2d 1139

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, v. George Michael TOWNSEND, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 21, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry E. Knafelc, Beaver, for appellant.

Edward J. Tocci, Dist. Atty., John Lee Brown, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Beaver, for appellee.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

In the early morning hours of March 16, 1980, appellant George Townsend, then eighteen years old, entered the bar of the Darlington Hotel in Beaver County with a friend. The two had been drinking throughout the evening. When they became separated, appellant left the hotel and returned with a rifle in search of his friend. Appellant fired two shots into the ceiling, at which point some patrons of the bar attempted to...

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