Commonwealth v. Dickerson

Samuel Dickerson appeals from the judgments of sentence imposed following his conviction by a jury in Delaware of voluntary manslaughter, attempted robbery and related crimes.

The factual background is this: Thomas Kane and Thomas McGonigal traveled from Wilmington, Delaware, to Chester, Pennsylvania, to purchase drugs. They met one Reginald Lewis, who introduced them to the appellant, Dickerson. The four traveled in Kane’s automobile to a housing project where Dickerson pulled a gun and attempted to rob Kane of his money. Kane resisted and was fatally shot. The next day McGonigal identified…