Martin v. Commonwealth

LUKOWSKY, Justice.

Martin was convicted of murder and first degree burglary. He was sentenced to consecutive terms of imprisonment of thirty and twenty years. He appeals. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

On December 26,. 1977, a 93 year-old-woman was found dead in her home by police summoned by worried friends. She was found on her bed. Her hands and feet were tied. Bed clothing, a throw rug, and newspapers were tied around her head by a bedsheet. The home had been ransacked. Her death was caused by asphyxiation. The autopsy also established the time of death at approximately midnight on…