Commonwealth v. Whitaker

Opinion by

Me. Justice Eagen,

On June 21, 1967, Philip H. Whitaker was convicted by a jury in Delaware County of murder in the second degree. A new trial was refused and á prison sentence of 6 to 12 years was imposed. This appeal was then filed. We affirm.

It is first argued that the trial evidence was insufficient to sustain the jury’s verdict. Our study of the record readily manifests that this position is devoid of merit.

In determining the sufficiency of the evidence, be it direct or circumstantial, the test is whether, accepting as true all of the evidence and all reasonable inferences…