Commonwealth v. Myers

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Eagen,

Clifford Myers was convicted by a jury of murder in the second degree. Post-trial motions were denied, and a prison sentence of 7 to 16 years was imposed. This appeal then followed. We affirm.

The sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction is not disputed, but we have studied the record and are completely satisfied that it amply supports the jury’s verdict.

The Commonwealth’s evidence established the following facts:

On the night of August 4, 1967, Myers became engaged in an altercation with James Jordan, another patron in Al’s Bar in Philadelphia, during…