Commonwealth v. Wiggins

ORDER

The Court being equally divided, the judgments of sentence are affirmed.

Former Chief Justice JONES did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case.

Mr. Justice POMEROY filed an opinion in support of affirmance in which Mr. Chief Justice EAGEN and Mr. Justice O’BRIEN join. Mr. Justice ROBERTS filed an opinion in support of reversal in which Mr. Justice NIX and Mr. Justice MANDERINO join.

OPINION IN SUPPORT OF AFFIRMANCE

POMEROY, Justice.

Appellant Joseph Britt Wiggins was convicted by a jury of the offenses of robbery, burglary and murder of the first degree in connection…