Commonwealth v. Black

474 Pa. 47 (1977)

376 A.2d 627

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania

v.

John A. BLACK, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued April 2, 1976.

Decided August 17, 1977.

Joel Harvey Slomsky, Philadelphia, for appellant.

F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Dist. Atty., Steven H. Goldblatt, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appeals Div., Deborah E. Glass, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., and EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.

OPINION

NIX, Justice.

This appeal arises out of the shooting death of one Paul Williford on January 10, 1974. Appellant John Black was arrested immediately thereafter…