Commonwealth v. Kahley

OPINION OF THE COURT

NIX, Justice.

Appellant, William Francis Kahley, a/k/a Gerald Guido, was tried and convicted by a jury in the Court of Common Pleas, Berks County, on charges stemming from the robbery and shooting death of one Frank James Szabo in the victim’s home on February 19, 1973. Post-trial motions in arrest of judgment were filed, argued and denied. Judgment of sentence was imposed and this appeal followed.1

Appellant first argues that the trial court erred in admitting into evidence testimony by a state trooper that he had invoked his Fifth Amendment privilege and refused to answer…