Commonwealth v. Jordan

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Eagen,

The defendant, after jury trial, was found guilty of murder in the first degree and his punishment fixed at life imprisonment. From the judgment of conviction and sentence, this appeal is prosecuted.

According to the overwhelming mass of testimony offered by the Commonwealth, the killing was a cold, cruel, malicious and planned murder. It can be fairly and briefly summarized as follows:

The defendant and one Louise Hickson lived together “off and on” in her apartment in the city of Philadelphia for a period of time, under meretricious circumstances. During the months…