Commonwealth v. Wallace

522 Pa. 297 (1989)

561 A.2d 719

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee,

v.

William WALLACE, Jr., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued March 8, 1988.

Decided July 5, 1989.

Thomas O. Vreeland (court-appointed), Washington, for appellant.

John C. Pettit, Dist. Atty., Dennis M. Makel, Asst. Dist. Atty., Washington, for appellee.

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

OPINION

McDERMOTT, Justice[*].

A jury found the appellant, William Wallace, Jr., guilty of murder in the first degree,[1] murder in the second degree,[2] robbery,[3] and criminal…