Commonwealth v. Bradley

485 Pa. 230 (1979)

401 A.2d 744

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania

v.

George BRADLEY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Submitted April 16, 1979.

Decided May 31, 1979.

Stanford Shmukler, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Asst. Dist. Atty., Andrew B. Cohn, Philadelphia, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

On May 20, 1969, appellant was tried by a jury on charges of murder of the first and second degree and aggravated robbery. He was convicted of murder of the first degree and…