Commonwealth v. Caye

OPINION OF THE COURT

NIX, Justice.

Appellant Edward J. Caye was convicted by a jury of murder in the second degree for the shooting death of one Michael Daley. Post-trial motions were denied and a judgment of sentence of eight to twenty years of impris onment plus costs was imposed on August 4, 1974. 1 This direct appeal follows. Appellate Court Jurisdiction Act of 1970, July 31, 1970, P.L. 673, art. 11, § 202(1), 17 P. S. § 211.202(1) (Supp. 1974-75).

The principal issue raised in this appeal is the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdict of murder in the second degree. More…