Commonwealth v. Willis

OPINION OF THE COURT

EAGEN, Chief Justice.

On May 21, 1976, Russell E. Willis, Jr., appellant, was convicted by a jury in Allegheny County of murder of the third degree and robbery with a weapon. Post-verdict motions were denied; judgments of sentence of two concurrent terms of imprisonment for ten to twenty years were imposed. These appeals followed.

Willis advances two arguments which respectively seek discharge or the grant of a new trial.

In support of his request for discharge, Willis argues the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support the verdict. Specifically, Willis asserts…