Commonwealth v. Wilson

Opinion by

Mr. Justice O’Brien,

This is an appeal, after jury trial and denial of post-trial motions, from the judgment of sentence of life imprisonment imposed by the Court of Oyer and Terminer of Philadelphia County. The facts are set forth in the opinion of the court below:

“At about 6:00 p.m. on Christmas day, 1964, Wake-field Conway, Jr., a 45 year old man, walking westwardly in the 2700 block of Park Avenue (in the area of Temple University) was stabbed six times by three youths. This 5' tall, and 131 lb. man fell backward, flat on his back. His wallet was emptied and thrown near his head.…