Commonwealth v. Romano

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Arnold,

Defendant was charged with the killing of Albert Foglietta in his restaurant-tavern at 6th and Bain-bridge Street in Philadelphia, in the course of a robbery. He was indicted and convicted of murder in the first degree, and now appeals from the judgment and sentence of life imprisonment.

We have read and examined the entire record, but we set forth herein only such facts as are necessary to a full and fair consideration of the questions raised on this appeal. The decedent, Foglietta, owned and operated a tavern at the corner of 6th and Bainbridge Streets in the…