Commonwealth v. Dickerson

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Eagen,

The defendant was tried and convicted of murder in the first degree. The jury fixed the penalty at life imprisonment. From the judgment of conviction and sentence, defendant appeals. • •

It is first urged that' the evidence is insufficient to. support the conviction. In evaluating the merit of this question, the evidence must be read in a light most favorable to the Commonwealth: Commonwealth v. Scoleri, 399 Pa. 110, 160 A. 2d 215 (1960); Commonwealth v. DeMoss, 401 Pa. 395, 165 A. 2d 14 (1960).... The record discloses the following proof :■ On August 15, 1958, at…