Commonwealth v. Liddick

471 Pa. 523 (1977)

370 A.2d 729

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania

v.

Wayne E. LIDDICK, Appellant (two cases).

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued May 6, 1976.

Decided March 16, 1977.

Donald L. Reihart, Dist. Atty., Sheryl Ann Dorney, Asst. Dist. Atty., York, for the Commonwealth.

Martson & Snelbaker, Richard C. Snelbaker, Marlin R. McCaleb, Mechanicsburg, for Wayne Liddick.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

POMEROY, Justice.

Following a 1974 jury trial Wayne Earl Liddick was found guilty of murder in the first degree for the drowning death of his wife,…