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COMMONWEALTH v. WALKER

447 Pa. 146 (1972)

Commonwealth v. Walker, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

March 21, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel Kagle, with him Jerome M. Charen, for appellant.

Milton M. Stein, Assistant District Attorney, with him James D. Crawford, Deputy District Attorney, Richard A. Sprague, First Assistant District Attorney, and Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, March 21, 1972:

Appellant, James Walker, was convicted of second degree murder after a non-jury trial and sentenced to five to fifteen years imprisonment.* After the denial of post-trial motions, this appeal was filed raising two contentions: (1) appellant established by a preponderance of the evidence that he acted in self-defense and was entitled to acquittal;...

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