Commonwealth v. Wright

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Eagen,

Walter L. Wright, the appellant-defendant, after trial by jury, was convicted of murder in the first degree. Punishment was fixed at life imprisonment. The lower court denied a new trial and imposed sentence in accordance with the verdict. This appeal followed.

The evidence overwhelmingly established the defendant’s guilt, but trial errors require that a new trial be granted.

The factual background in brief detail is as follows:

Wright and one Daniel Clemons conspired to burglarize the Reno Cafe in the city of Philadelphia, where Wright had formerly been employed as a…