Commonwealth of Pa. v. Coley

466 Pa. 53 (1976)

351 A.2d 617

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Appellant,

v.

Charles COLEY, Appellee (two cases).

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued July 1, 1975.

Decided January 29, 1976.

F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Dist. Atty., Steven H. Goldblatt, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appeals Div., B.H. Levintow, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Andrew G. Gay, Philadelphia, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

EAGEN, Justice.

Charles Coley was convicted by a jury in Philadelphia of murder in the first degree, attempted robbery and criminal…