Commonwealth v. Alexander

495 Pa. 26 (1981)

432 A.2d 182

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania,

v.

James Bernard ALEXANDER, a/k/a Bernard Alexander.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Submitted January 19, 1981.

Decided July 8, 1981.

Arthur Henry James (Court-appointed), Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Garrold Tennis, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before O'BRIEN, C.J., and ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY and KAUFFMAN, JJ.

OPINION

LARSEN, Justice.

Almost twenty-seven years ago, on June 28, 1954, appellant James Alexander, pleaded guilty to murder generally and to three counts of aggravated assault and assault…