COM. v. PETRINO


332 Pa.Super. 13 (1984)

480 A.2d 1160

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. John J. PETRINO, Jr., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed July 20, 1984.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal Denied January 17, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence A. Kalikow, William J. Fulton, Assistant Public Defenders, Harrisburg, for appellant.

Katherene Holtzinger, Deputy District Attorney, Harrisburg, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before WICKERSHAM, DEL SOLE and MONTEMURO, JJ.


DEL SOLE, Judge:

Appellant was convicted of murder in the third degree and theft by unlawful taking. Post-trial motions were filed and denied. He appeals on several grounds.

The facts are as follows: On June 15, 1981, Appellant left the Coatesville Veteran's Administration Hospital in Chester County, Pennsylvania after a voluntary commitment one month before. Appellant had a history of both voluntary and involuntary institutional commitments. While hitchhiking...

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