Commonwealth v. Garrison

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Bok,

William Garrison was convicted of first degree murder, with penalty set at life imprisonment, for having taken part in events that caused the death of Elizabeth Ensinger, an old lady of eighty-four.

Four other persons had already been tried. Vincent Scatena pleaded not guilty, and Michael Popovich and Frank Zaffina pleaded guilty. Their offense was also fixed at murder in the first degree and their punishment at life imprisonment. Ann Dixon Garrison, *49defendant’s wife, was indicted as an accessory, was found guilty of murder in the second degree, and was sent to the…