Commonwealth v. Egleston

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Commonwealth v. Egleston

424 A.2d 509, 492 Pa. 284, 1981 Pa. LEXIS 680

CourtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania

DecidedFebruary 5, 1981

DocketAppeal Nos. 402 and 424

StatusPublished

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Commonwealth v. Egleston, 424 A.2d 509, 492 Pa. 284, 1981 Pa. LEXIS 680 (Pa. 1981).

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OPINION

LARSEN, Justice.

Following a non-jury trial, appellant was found guilty of murder of the third degree and possessing an instrument of a crime. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of incarceration of five to ten years and two and one-half to five years. In this direct appeal appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, asserts that the weapons offense merged into the murder conviction, and contends that the prosecutor committed acts of misconduct in attempting to introduce irrelevant and prejudicial evidence.

After reviewing the record, we find these claims to be without merit. Consequently, the judgments of sentence are affirmed.

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OPINION

LARSEN, Justice.

Following a non-jury trial, appellant was found guilty of murder of the third degree and possessing an instrument of a crime. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of incarceration of five to ten years and two and one-half to five years. In this direct appeal appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, asserts that the weapons offense merged into the murder conviction, and contends that the prosecutor committed acts of misconduct in attempting to introduce irrelevant and prejudicial evidence.

After reviewing the record, we find these claims to be without merit. Consequently, the judgments of sentence are affirmed.

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424 A.2d 509, 492 Pa. 284, 1981 Pa. LEXIS 680, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/commonwealth-v-egleston-pa-1981.