Commonwealth v. Gaston

474 Pa. 218 (1977)

378 A.2d 297

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee,

v.

Henry GASTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued March 8, 1977.

Decided October 7, 1977.

John M. Grubor, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Robert E. Colville, Dist. Atty., Robert L. Eberhardt, Asst. Dist. Atty., Charles W. Johns, Pittsburgh, for appellee.

Before EAGEN, C.J., and O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

EAGEN, Chief Justice.

On January 27, 1973, appellant, Henry Gaston, was convicted by a jury of murder of the first degree. No post-verdict motions were filed and on February 8,…