Commonwealth v. Thomas

Opinion by

Me. Chief Justice Bell,

Defendant was indicted for robbery and murder; a jury found him guilty of murder in the first degree, with penalty fixed at life imprisonment. Defendant filed a motion in arrest of judgment and for a new trial, both of which were denied. The questions for decision are: (1) Did the evidence in favor of the Commonwealth prove beyond a reasonable doubt that defendant was guilty of murder, and (2) was there any reversible trial error?

In Commonwealth v. Gockley, 411 Pa. 437, 192 A. 2d 693, the Court aptly said: “The law is well established that in considering the…