COM. v. BONACCURSO


425 Pa.Super. 479 (1993)

625 A.2d 1197

COMMONWEALTH of Pennyslvania, Appellant v. Samuel BONACCURSO.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed April 22, 1993.

Reargument Denied June 22, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marilyn F. Murray, Asst. Dist. Atty., Philadelphia, for Com. appellant.

F. Kirk Adams, Media, for appellee.

Before CIRILLO, BECK and KELLY, JJ.


CIRILLO, Judge:

The Commonwealth appeals the grant of a new trial to Samuel Bonaccurso who was convicted of first-degree murder in 1978. The post-conviction court found that Bonaccurso was entitled to a new trial because he had been deprived of his right to testify at his original trial and because after-discovered evidence would affect the outcome of the trial. We affirm.

Bonaccurso was charged with murder and possession of an instrument of crime after Ronald...

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