Commonwealth v. Box

OPINION

Appellant was convicted of murder of the second degree and two counts of robbery on charges arising from the September, 1974 hold-up of a tavern in Steelton, Dauphin County. Following post-trial motions, appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder conviction and ten to twenty years’ imprisonment for each robbery conviction. The three sentences are to be served consecutively. He appeals the judgments of sentence.

Appellant alleges the following errors by the trial court: denial of a change of venue; denial of appointment (at public expense) of an investigator, a…