Commonwealth v. Moses
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Eagen,
Tbe appellant, Leonard Moses, was convicted by a jury of murder in the first degree, and punishment was fixed at life imprisonment. After denial of motions in arrest of judgment and/or a new trial, sentence was imposed by the court as the jury directed. This appeal was then filed.
The sufficiency of the trial evidence to support the jury’s verdict is not questioned; nevertheless, we have studied the record and are satisfied the evidence is ample enough to sustain a finding of guilt of murder in the first degree. Therefrom, the jury could find the following facts.
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