Commonwealth v. Corbin

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Musmanno,

After pleading not guilty to a charge of murder, Henry Corbin was tried by a jury which, on February 1, 1966, found him guilty of murder in the second degree. Corbin’s defense was that he had shot James Crockett in self-defense when Crockett entered his apartment. Following the jury’s verdict, Corbin moved for a new trial. The motion was denied and the defendant appealed.

Corbin has charged various trial errors, none of which, after study, we find to bear merit.

Corbin claims the court was in error in refusing to allow his counsel to ask prospective jurors the…