Commonwealth v. Horne

OPINION OF THE COURT

MANDERINO, Justice.

On May 31, 1977, a jury found appellant, Antonio Lee Horne, guilty of murder of the third degree for the shooting death of seventeen-year-old Philip Robinson. Post-verdict motions were denied, and appellant was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than seven nor more than fifteen years. This direct appeal followed. We now affirm the judgment of sentence.

Only two issues are raised. Appellant first argues that the prosecution’s evidence is insufficient as a matter of law to support a conviction of murder of the third degree, contending that the…