Commonwealth v. Sweger

WICKERSHAM, Judge:

Nevin George Sweger, Jr., facing a life sentence following his conviction for the murder of his wife Nancy, filed this direct appeal from the judgment of sentence of the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County. We affirm.

The facts, viewed in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth as verdict-winner, may be summarized as follows: Nevin and Nancy Sweger were married in July 1975. A son, Nevin W. Sweger, nicknamed “Bubb,” was born in August 1980. The Swegers’ marriage was turbulent, and the parties separated and reconciled several times. Appellant had a history of…