Commonwealth v. Green

503 Pa. 278 (1983)

469 A.2d 552

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee,

v.

Derek GREEN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Submitted October 28, 1983.

Decided December 30, 1983.

Donald M. Moser, Philadelphia (court appointed), for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Asst. Dist. Atty., Eric B. Henson, Deputy Dist. Atty., for appellee.

Before ROBERTS, C.J., and NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON and ZAPPALA, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

On April 15, 1977, Derek Green was convicted by a jury of the burglary and robbery at the Sylvester Smith family home in…