Commonwealth v. Gans

O’BRIEN, Judge:

Appellant, Kevin Levi Gans, was convicted by a jury of murder of the first degree and various weapons offenses for the January 30, 1974, stabbing death of Donald Charles. Post-verdict motions were filed, argued and denied. There after, appellant was sentenced to a term of life imprisonment on the murder conviction and a term of two and one-half to five years for possession of instrument of crime. Subsequently, represented by counsel other than his trial counsel, appellant filed a direct appeal in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. On March 17, 1976, that court affirmed the…