Commonwealth v. Outlen

Opinion by

Mr. Justice O’Brien,

Appellant was convicted by a jury of murder in the second degree. His post-trial motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were denied, and this appeal followed the imposition of sentence of a term of imprisonment of not less than seven nor more than fifteen years.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, Commonwealth v. Rankin, 441 Pa. 401, 272 A. 2d 886 (1971), the facts of the homicide are as follows:

Appellant entered a bar in Harrisburg in the company of a female companion. At the time he was armed with a loaded pistol, but…