Commonwealth v. Ballard

OPINION OF THE COURT:

LARSEN, Justice.

On January 18, 1980, appellant, Gregory Ballard, was convicted by a jury of murder of the third degree. Motions for a new trial and arrest of judgment were denied, and appellant was sentenced to a prison term of five to ten years. This direct appeal followed.

Appellant first contends that the evidence presented by the Commonwealth at his preliminary hearing was insufficient to establish a prima facie case against him, and thus he should be discharged.

At the conclusion of appellant’s preliminary hearing on May 10, 1979, the Honorable Alan Silberstein of the…