OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE EAGEN, July 1, 1964:
Joseph John Meas, the appellant, twenty-seven years of age, after trial, was convicted by a jury of murder in the first degree. Punishment was fixed at death. Following the denial of post trial motions and imposition of sentence in accordance with the jury's verdict, this appeal was filed.
From the evidence offered by the Commonwealth, the jury could find the following facts:
On August 8, 1962, about ten...
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