Commonwealth v. Cannon

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Bell,

Defendant was convicted by a jury of murder in the first degree “with life imprisonment”. Defendant’s motion for a new trial was denied and after judgment was entered this appeal followed.

The Commonwealth proved that defendant went to Stanley’s Grill at about six o’clock on the evening of April 13, 1949, where he remained for several hours drinking beer and occasionally whiskey. At about 9:30 that evening he got into an argument with the bartender who called for Williams, the manager. Williams told Cannon that his drinks were shut off and that he would have to put…