Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Edward BROWN, a/k/a Richard Goodwin, Appellant
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1976-01-29
Citations: 465 Pa. 291
Docket Number: Appeal No. 253
Parties: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Edward BROWN, a/k/a Richard Goodwin, Appellant.
Judges: Before JONES, C. J., and EAGEN, O’BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 465
Pages: 291–291

Head Matter:
349 A.2d 911
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Edward BROWN, a/k/a Richard Goodwin, Appellant.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Jan. 29, 1976.
John Rogers Carroll, Philadelphia, for appellant.
F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Dist. Atty., Steven H. Goldblatt, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appeals Div., Philadelphia, for appellee.
Before JONES, C. J., and EAGEN, O’BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.

Opinion:
OPINION
PER CURIAM.
Judgment of sentence affirmed.
ROBERTS, J., filed a concurring opinion.
CONCURRING OPINION
ROBERTS, J.
The sole issue presented in this direct appeal is the sufficiency of the evidence to support a verdict of murder in the first degree. Because the evidence supports a finding of felony murder, I agree that the conviction should be affirmed.