Commonwealth v. Turner

OPINION OF THE COURT

POMEROY, Justice.

Appellant, Geary Turner, appeals from the judgment of sentence for murder of the second degree 1 following conviction for that offense in a non-jury trial. 2 Taking all the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, 3 the facts are as follows.

On July 7, 1972 at about 3:40 p. m., Geary Turner, a 200 pound, six foot tall young man, became involved in an argument with one Leon Hamilton, Sr., the victim, who was middle-aged, weighed 163 pounds and was 5'9" tall. At trial Mrs. Hamilton, the widow of the victim, testified that, shortly after the…