Commonwealth v. Bishop

OPINION OF THE COURT

NIX, Justice.

In February, 1975, appellant was convicted of murder of the first degree in connection with the death of Hilario Montesuma Ramos in the City of Philadelphia. Mr. Ramos, the proprietor of a small grocery store, was shot to death on May 3, 1974, during the course of a robbery of his store. Post-trial motions were argued and denied and appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment. 1

■ The sole issue presented on this appeal is the propriety of the trial judge’s denial of a defense request that the jury be instructed that the Commonwealth has the burden to prove…