Commonwealth v. Hughes

480 Pa. 311 (1978)

389 A.2d 1081

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania

v.

Andrew C. HUGHES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued March 13, 1978.

Decided July 26, 1978.

Russell J. Heiple, Johnstown, for appellant.

D. Gerard Long, Dist. Atty., David J. Tulowitzki, Ebensburg, for appellee.

Before EAGEN, C.J., and O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX, MANDERINO and LARSEN, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

O'BRIEN, Justice.

Appellant, Andrew C. Hughes, was convicted by a jury of murder of the third degree for the shooting death of Robert Stephens. Post-verdict motions were denied, and appellant was sentenced to a prison…