Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Sites
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 14, 1967No. Appeal, 78PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Eagen,
The appellant, Dennis Terry Sites, was convicted by a jury in Lebanon County of murder in the first degree, and the punishment was fixed at life imprisonment. Following dismissal of a motion for a new trial and imposition of sentence in accordance with the jury’s verdict, an appeal was filed with this Court. We reverse the judgment and order a new trial.
Carrie Batdorf Layser was found slain in her home in Richland, Lebanon County, on the early morning of December 24, 1965. An autopsy indicated that death occurred between the hours of 10 p.m., December 23rd, and 5…
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