Commonwealth v. Boyle

498 Pa. 486 (1982)

447 A.2d 250

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania

v.

W.A. "Tony" BOYLE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued January 21, 1982.

Decided July 8, 1982.

Reargument Denied November 29, 1982.

Clarence D. Bell, Jr., Barry W. Van Rensler, Media, for appellant.

Richard A. Sprague, Sp. Prosecutor, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before O'BRIEN, C.J., and ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT and HUTCHINSON, JJ.

OPINION

NIX, Justice.

This is a direct appeal from a conviction on three charges of murder of the first degree as a result of the death of Joseph, Margaret, and Charlotte Yablonski.[1]…