Opinion
November 16, 1971.
April 20, 1972.
Argued November 16, 1971. Before JONES, EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS and POMEROY, JJ.
Appeal, No. 634, Jan. T., 1970, from judgment of Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division, of Philadelphia, Nov. T., 1968, Nos. 1667, 1668 and 1669, in case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Richard M. Howell. Judgment affirmed.
Indictment charging defendant with murder. Before McDEVITT, III, J., without a jury.
Plea of guilty entered; defendant's motion to withdraw guilty plea denied, defendant found guilty of murder in the second degree, and judgment of sentence entered. Defendant appealed.
William J. Brady, Jr., for appellant. James Garrett, Assistant District Attorney, with him Milton M. Stein, Assistant District Attorney, James D. Crawford, Deputy District Attorney, Richard A. Sprague, First Assistant District Attorney, and Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.
Judgment affirmed.
The former Mr. Chief Justice BELL and the former Mr. Justice BARBIERI took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.