Commonwealth v. Liddick

485 Pa. 121 (1979)

401 A.2d 323

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee,

v.

Wayne Earl LIDDICK, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued March 9, 1979.

Decided May 1, 1979.

William C. Costopoulos, Kollas & Costopoulos, Lemoyne, for appellant.

John C. Uhler, Dist. Atty., York, for appellee.

Before EAGEN, C.J., and O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, NIX, MANDERINO and LARSEN, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

The appellant, Wayne Earl Liddick was convicted of murder of the first degree following a second jury trial in October of 1977.[1] Post-verdict motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to life…