Commonwealth v. Williams

504 Pa. 511 (1984)

475 A.2d 1283

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania,

v.

Eric WILLIAMS a/k/a David Murphy, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued January 25, 1984.

Decided April 17, 1984.

John W. Packel, Chief, Appeals Div., Karl Baker, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Eric B. Henson, Deputy Dist. Atty., Kenneth S. Gallant, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON, ZAPPALA and PAPADAKOS, JJ.

OPINION

LARSEN, Justice.

In the dark early evening of January 24, 1980, James Duggan, manager of a local Philadelphia meat market, drove to the Continental Bank at 19th…