Commonwealth v. Evans

OPINION OF THE COURT

POMEROY, Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of murder in the second degree for the beating death of his employer, Arthur Bock, in January, 1973, in Philadelphia. Following the denial of post-verdict motions, appellant was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than ten nor more than twenty years. This direct appeal was then taken.

Three arguments are advanced as to why thé trial court erred in denying appellant’s motion for a new trial. We conclude that none of them has merit and therefore affirm the judgment of sentence.

Appellant’s first contention is that…