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COMMONWEALTH v. GARRISON

398 Pa. 47 (1959)

Commonwealth v. Garrison, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

December 30, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles D. Coll, with him William G. Boyle, for appellant.

Samuel Strauss, Assistant District Attorney, with him William Claney Smith, Assistant District Attorney, and Edward C. Boyle, District Attorney, for appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., BELL, MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN, BOK and McBRIDE, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE BOK, December 30, 1959:

William Garrison was convicted of first degree murder, with penalty set at life imprisonment, for having taken part in events that caused the death of Elizabeth Ensinger, an old lady of eighty-four.

Four other persons had already been tried. Vincent Scatena pleaded not guilty, and Michael Popovich and Frank Zaffina pleaded guilty. Their offense was also fixed at murder in the first degree and their punishment...

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