Commonwealth v. Story

476 Pa. 391 (1978)

383 A.2d 155

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania

v.

Stanton STORY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued April 19, 1977.

Decided January 26, 1978.

Paul R. Gettleman, Welsh S. White, Leonard I. Sharon, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Robert E. Colville, Dist. Atty., Robert L. Eberhardt, Charles W. Johns, Asst. Dist. Attys., Pittsburgh, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

On July 3, 1974, Patrick Wallace, a Pittsburgh police officer, was shot and killed. Appellant, Stanton Story, was later arrested…