Commonwealth v. Ballem

HESTER, Judge:

This is an appeal from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County entered on June 21, 1982, denying appellant’s petition for notes of testimony for all prior *257proceedings. Appellant argues that the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to grant his petition. We disagree and affirm.

Appellant has been incarcerated for the last 30 years following his conviction of murder in the first degree. On April 29, 1954, appellant and the victim had been drinking heavily in appellant’s home, when appellant shot and killed him. In an attempt to dispose of the body,…