Commonwealth v. Lynch

477 Pa. 390 (1978)

383 A.2d 1263

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania

v.

Timothy LYNCH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Submitted October 11, 1976.

Decided March 23, 1978.

Martin N. Ghen, Philadelphia, for appellant.

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

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

OPINION

EAGEN, Chief Justice.

On August 28, 1972, the appellant, Timothy Lynch, was convicted by a jury in Philadelphia of murder of the second degree. Following the imposition of sentence, an appeal…