Commonwealth v. Ford

484 Pa. 163 (1979)

398 A.2d 995

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania

v.

Wayne FORD a/k/a Levan Spann, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Submitted January 9, 1979.

Decided March 16, 1979.

James Gardner Colins, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Asst. Dist. Atty., Neil Kitrosser, Asst. Dist. Atty., Philadelphia, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

O'BRIEN, Justice.

Appellant, Wayne Ford, a/k/a Levan Spann, pleaded guilty to murder of the third degree in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia on…