Commonwealth v. Dixon

Opinion

Per Curiam,

Judgment of sentence reversed and the record remanded for a new trial.

Hoffman, J., filed an opinion in support of reversal, in which Spaeth, J., joins.

Cercone, J., filed an opinion in support of reversal, in which Jacobs and Spaeth, JJ., join.

Van der Voort, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Watkins, P. J., and Price, J., join.

Opinion in Support of Reversal by

Hoffman, J.:

Appellant contends that his conviction should be reversed and a new trial granted in light of Commonwealth v. Rose, 457 Pa. 380, 321 A.2d 880 (1974), and Commonwealth v. Demmitt, 456 Pa. 475, 321 A.2d…