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Commonwealth v. Wideman

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jun 28, 1972
291 A.2d 769 (Pa. 1972)

Opinion

Submitted April 17, 1972

Decided June 28, 1972

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

Appeal, No. 117, Jan. T., 1972, from judgment of sentence of Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division, of Philadelphia, March T., 1971, No. 2085, in case of Commonwealth v. Julius Wideman. Judgment of sentence vacated and record remanded to trial court.

Indictment charging defendant with murder. Before KLEIN, Adm. J.

Verdict of guilty of murder in second degree. Defendant's motions for new trial and in arrest of judgment withdrawn and judgment of sentence entered. Defendant appealed.

Roy H. Davis, for appellant.

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.


The judgment of sentence is vacated and the record is remanded to the trial court with leave to appellant to file post-trial motions as if timely filed and upon the disposition of those motions, to pursue an appeal if he so desires.


Summaries of

Commonwealth v. Wideman

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jun 28, 1972
291 A.2d 769 (Pa. 1972)
Case details for

Commonwealth v. Wideman

Case Details

Full title:Commonwealth v. Wideman, Appellant

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Jun 28, 1972

Citations

291 A.2d 769 (Pa. 1972)
448 Pa. 526