Commonwealth v. Talarico

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Maxey,

This is an appeal from the judgment and sentence of the Court of Oyer and Terminer of Philadelphia County upon a verdict of murder in the first degree with the penalty fixed at death.

On thé evening of September 3, 1934, the appellant with four others went in a car to a point near the textile branch of the Industrial Trust Company in Philadelphia, for the purpose of robbing the manager of the Kent The-atre when he brought the day’s receipts to the bank. The brother of appellant was left in charge of the car and the others proceeded to the scene of the intended…