Commonwealth v. Richardson

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

On March 1, 1979, Eugene Richardson was convicted by a jury of first degree murder, burglary and robbery in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. Following denial of post verdict motions, appellant was sentenced to two consecutive ten-to-twenty year terms for the robbery and burglary convictions, and a concurrent sentence of life imprisonment for the murder conviction. This appeal followed. We affirm.

On June 2, 1978, eight year old Aaron Richardson, appellant’s cousin, was found strangled to death on the kitchen floor of his home. The body was…