Commonwealth v. Peyton

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Maxey,

This is an appeal by defendant, Charles Peyton, from the judgment and sentence of the Court of Oyer and Terminer of the County of Allegheny, entered upon a verdict of murder in the second degree. The sentence was imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than 10 years or more than 20 years. The Commonwealth alleges that on June 26th, 1947 at 2:20 A.M. Charles Peyton intentionally shot his wife, Mary, with malice aforethought, the victim dying ten hours later. Defendant was charged in two bills of indictment, one with murder and the other-with voluntary…