Commonwealth v. Hornberger

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Bell,

This is an appeal from the Judgment of Sentence of the Court of Oyer and Terminer of Berks County denying appellant’s motion for a new trial.

On March 24, 1961, appellant, Charles Hornberger, was convicted by a jury of murder in the first degree for the death of his wife, Arlene Hornberger, and was sentenced to life imprisonment. At the conclusion of the trial, appellant’s appointed counsel moved for a new trial, alleging (1) that the verdict was contrary to the evidence, (2) that the verdict was contrary to the weight of the evidence, and (3) that the trial…