Com. v. Washington

492 Pa. 572 (1981)

424 A.2d 1340

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee,

v.

Delmar WASHINGTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued October 23, 1980.

Decided February 5, 1981.

Walter M. Phillips, Jr., Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Asst. Dist. Atty., Victor Fortuno, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before O'BRIEN, C.J., and ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY and KAUFFMAN, JJ.

OPINION

LARSEN, Justice.

In March of 1977, appellant Delmar Washington was tried for homicide; the charges stemming from a murder committed in Philadelphia during the previous year. Appellant…