Commonwealth v. Boykin

501 Pa. 250 (1983)

460 A.2d 1101

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee,

v.

Jerome BOYKIN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Submitted April 18, 1983.

Decided June 10, 1983.

Margaret M. Boyce (court-appointed), Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Gaele McLaughlin, Barthold, Asst. Dist. Attys., Philadelphia, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

On March 2, 1977, appellant and co-defendant Reginald Sanford were tried before a jury which acquitted appellant of…