Commonwealth v. Smith

Opinion by

Mr. Justice O’Brien,

This is an appeal from the judgment of the Court of Oyer and Terminer of Allegheny County. Appellant was tried and convicted of first degree murder, and, after denial of his post-trial motions, was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Appellant does not here contest the sufficiency of the evidence, but asserts that certain trial errors should *519entitle Mm to a new trial. The evidence shows that appellant, with two other men, both of whom have been convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment, participated in a robbery of a jewelry store in the…