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Com. v. Dixon

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Mar 13, 1981
426 A.2d 107 (Pa. 1981)

Opinion

Argued October 17, 1980.

Decided March 13, 1981.

Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas, Criminal Trial Division, of Philadelphia, at Nos. 1989-93 August Term, 1977, Armand Della Porta, Judge.

Samuel Kagle, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Franklin Noel, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before O'BRIEN, C. J., and ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY and KAUFFMAN, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT


Following a non-jury trial appellant was adjudged guilty of murder of the second degree, robbery and forgery. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, a concurrent sentence of ten-to-twenty years for robbery and a consecutive five-to-ten year sentence for forgery. In this direct appeal appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the murder and robbery convictions, contends the trial court erred in admitting the testimony of a Commonwealth expert witness, and asserts that the suppression motion was improperly denied.

After reviewing the record, we find these claims to be without merit. Accordingly, judgment of sentence is affirmed.


Summaries of

Com. v. Dixon

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Mar 13, 1981
426 A.2d 107 (Pa. 1981)
Case details for

Com. v. Dixon

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Charles R. DIXON, Jr., Appellant

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Mar 13, 1981

Citations

426 A.2d 107 (Pa. 1981)
426 A.2d 107