Commonwealth v. Castellana

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Moschzisker,

Defendant, Mike Castellana, appeals from a sentence on a conviction of murder of the first degree.

The homicide occurred March 16, 1922. The fact that appellant killed the deceased, Paul Siena, was not contested at trial. The defense was as follows: Siena and Castellana had known each other in a friendly way for at least six years, Edith Bizzo, a sister of the latter, having lived at one time with the former; during a walk these two men were taking together on. the day of the homicide, Siena insisted Edith should return to him, and Castellana, while not…