Commonwealth v. Coontz

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Schaefer,

Defendant by this appeal challenges his conviction of murder of the second degree. While several questions are presented to us, there is one which is major and controlling; all the others lose significance when it is disposed of. Was a crime committed?

Defendant with one Robinson left Morgantown, West Virginia, on the afternoon of the occurrences with which we have to deal. They were in a two-seated automobile and their destination was Uniontown, Pennsylvania. Their purpose in visiting Uniontown is not altogether satisfactorily explained; ostensibly it was to go…