Commonwealth v. Carr

370 Pa. Superior Ct. 1 (1987)

535 A.2d 1120

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania

v.

Jeffrey CARR, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Submitted August 3, 1987.

Filed December 31, 1987.

Gerald A. Stein, Philadelphia, for appellant.

John J. Burfete, Jr., Norristown, for Com., appellee.

Before CIRILLO, President Judge, and HOFFMAN and HESTER, JJ.

HESTER, Judge:

On June 27, 1985, a jury convicted Jeffrey Carr, appellant, of first degree murder and possessing an instrument of crime. On February 6, 1986, post-trial motions were denied, and the trial court imposed a sentence of life imprisonment on the first…