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Com. v. Payne

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jan 24, 1979
483 Pa. 256 (Pa. 1979)

Opinion

Submitted September 22, 1978.

Decided January 24, 1979.

Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas, Erie County, Criminal Division, at No. 2562 of 1976.

Leonard G. Ambrose, III, Jess S. Jiuliante, Jr., Erie, for appellant.

Robert H. Chase, Dist. Atty., Michael M. Palmisano, 1st Asst. Dist. Atty., Erie, for appellee.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT


Appellant entered a plea of guilty generally to the charge of murder. After an evidentiary hearing before a three-judge court, he was adjudged guilty of murder of the first degree and sentenced to prison for life. This appeal followed.

The sole issue is whether or not the evidence was legally sufficient to warrant a finding of murder of the first degree. Our study of the record is convincing that the evidence was amply sufficient.

Judgment affirmed.

O'BRIEN, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case.

POMEROY, former J., did not participate in the decision of this case.


Summaries of

Com. v. Payne

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jan 24, 1979
483 Pa. 256 (Pa. 1979)
Case details for

Com. v. Payne

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Raymond Dale PAYNE, Appellant

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Jan 24, 1979

Citations

483 Pa. 256 (Pa. 1979)
396 A.2d 630

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