Commonwealth v. Hubbard

462 Pa. 571 (1975)

342 A.2d 81

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania

v.

Donald HUBBARD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued October 4, 1974.

Decided July 7, 1975.

John J. Dean, John R. Cook, Office of Public Defender, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

John J. Hickton, Dist. Atty., Robert L. Eberhardt, Asst. Dist. Atty., John M. Tighe, First Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

Before EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

MANDERINO, Justice.

On April 3, 1963, the appellant, Donald Hubbard, shot and killed his estranged wife. Immediately after the shooting, the appellant…