Commonwealth v. Howard

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Commonwealth v. Howard

311 A.2d 585, 455 Pa. 643, 1973 Pa. LEXIS 817

CourtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania

DecidedNovember 26, 1973

DocketAppeal, No. 282

StatusPublished

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Commonwealth v. Howard, 311 A.2d 585, 455 Pa. 643, 1973 Pa. LEXIS 817 (Pa. 1973).

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per Curiam,

The appellant, Kenneth Howard, was found guilty by a jury of murder in the second degree. Post-trial motions were denied and he was sentenced to a term of eight to sixteen years imprisonment. This direct appeal followed. We affirm the judgment of sentence. We have considered the appellant’s assignments of error and conclude that they are without merit. The trial court’s comments on the evidence were not error. Commonwealth v. Chester, 410 Pa. 45, 188 A. 2d 323 (1963); Commonwealth v. Elliott, 292 Pa. 16, 140 A. 537 (1928). The trial court’s charge on the inference [644]*644of malice was proper. Commonwealth v. Gibbs, 366 Pa. 182, 76 A. 2d 608 (1950). Other assignments have been considered and are also without merit.

Judgment of sentence affirmed.

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Opinion

per Curiam,

The appellant, Kenneth Howard, was found guilty by a jury of murder in the second degree. Post-trial motions were denied and he was sentenced to a term of eight to sixteen years imprisonment. This direct appeal followed. We affirm the judgment of sentence. We have considered the appellant’s assignments of error and conclude that they are without merit. The trial court’s comments on the evidence were not error. Commonwealth v. Chester, 410 Pa. 45, 188 A. 2d 323 (1963); Commonwealth v. Elliott, 292 Pa. 16, 140 A. 537 (1928). The trial court’s charge on the inference [644]*644of malice was proper. Commonwealth v. Gibbs, 366 Pa. 182, 76 A. 2d 608 (1950). Other assignments have been considered and are also without merit.

Judgment of sentence affirmed.

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