COM. v. MURCHINSON


899 A.2d 1159 (2006)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Derek MURCHINSON, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed May 8, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Wallace, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Hugh J. Burns, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellee.

BEFORE: STEVENS, LALLYGREEN, and KELLY, JJ.


OPINION BY STEVENS, J.:

¶ 1 This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County after a jury convicted Appellant of first degree murder, possession of an instrument of crime ("PIC") and escape. Sentenced to life in prison without parole on the charge of murder,1 Appellant raises challenges to the sufficiency of evidence to all charges and to a jury instruction. We affirm.

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