Commonwealth v. Bonacurso

OPINION

McDERMOTT, Justice.

This is an appeal from the judgments of sentence imposed upon appellant, Samuel Bonacurso, by the Honorable Edwin S. Maimed of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County.

Following a non-jury trial on December 12,1978, appellant was convicted of first degree murder and possession of an instrument of crime. Judge Maimed sentenced appellant to life imprisonment on the murder conviction and imposed a concurrent term of two and a half to five years imprisonment on the weapons offense. Appellant’s trial counsel filed post-verdict motions, then withdrew in favor of…