COM. v. WHITEHEAD


429 Pa.Super. 416 (1993)

632 A.2d 925

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Will WHITEHEAD, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed November 8, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norris E. Gelman, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Kathy L. Echternach, Asst. Dist. Atty., Philadelphia, for Com., appellee.

Before McEWEN, BECK and FORD ELLIOTT, JJ.


FORD ELLIOTT, Judge:

If you strike a child, take care that you strike it in anger. . . A blow in cold blood neither can nor should be forgiven.

George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman, act IV (1903).

Confronted by thousands of criminal appeals a year, involving matters including rape, assault, and murder, this court is often asked to review cases concerning very disturbing events. As a result, it is sometimes possible to become desensitized...

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