Commonwealth v. Weinstein

Opinion

Per Curiam,

The Court being equally divided, the judgment of sentence is affirmed.

Mr. Justice Cohen took no part in the decision of this case.

Opinion in Support of the Affirmance of the Judgment of Sentence by Mr. Chief Justice Bell:

Appellant Stephen Weinstein, while represented by counsel, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with murder. A three-Judge Court, after rejecting defendant’s offer of psychiatric testimony as to the degree of his guilt, found him guilty of murder in the first degree and sentenced him to life imprisonment. The present appeal was taken from this…