COMMONWEALTH v. BARNOSKY


436 Pa. 59 (1969)

Commonwealth v. Barnosky, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

November 11, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Young, Public Defender Administrator, for appellant.

William G. Shahade and Blair V. Pawlowski, Assistant District Attorneys, and Ferdinand F. Bionaz, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before BELL, C.J., JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS and POMEROY, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, November 11, 1969:

On January 21, 1959, appellant Stephen Paul Barnosky shot and killed his eighteen year old son following a family quarrel. Counsel was appointed at the time of indictment and, on June 8, 1959, appellant pleaded guilty to murder generally. Following the degree of guilt hearing he was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life imprisonment. No appeal was taken...

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