Commonwealth v. Boden

399 Pa. 298 (1960)

Commonwealth

v.

Boden, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued October 8, 1959.

April 18, 1960.

Before JONES, C.J., BELL, MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN, BOK, and McBRIDE, JJ.

Robert M. Keim, with him Frederick F. Coffroth, for appellant.

Frank A. Orban, Jr., District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE BELL, April 18, 1960:

A jury returned a verdict of murder in the first degree with penalty of life imprisonment. Defendant appealed from a judgment and sentence thereon, alleging (a) the usual reasons for a new trial, (b) trial errors, and (c) the Court's…