OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE EAGEN, April 21, 1964:
The appellant-defendant, John Wilkes, Sr., was convicted by a jury of murder in the second degree. Following the denial of a motion for a new trial and imposition of sentence, this appeal was filed.
The Commonwealth's proof established the following:
The defendant, a married man, lived apart from his wife, in Layton Hill, a rural community in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. A young daughter resided with him...
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