Commonwealth v. Hobson

OPINION OF THE COURT

O’BRIEN, Justice.

Appellant, Edwhrd Earl Hobson, was tried by a judge sitting with a jury in connection with the homicide of Steve Allen Burton. Appellant was found guilty of murder of the third degree. Post-verdict motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to eight to sixteen years’ imprisonment. This direct appeal followed.

On November 2, 1978, this court, by per curiam order, remanded the record in this case. The purpose of the remand was:

“The case is remanded to the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County for a prompt determination of whether a motion for a change of…