Case Name: Commonwealth v. Howard, Appellant
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1973-11-26
Citations: 455 Pa. 643
Docket Number: Appeal, No. 282
Parties: Commonwealth v. Howard, Appellant.
Judges: Before Jones, C. J., Eagen, O’Brien, Roberts, Pomeroy, Nix and Manderino, JJ.
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 455
Pages: 643–644

Head Matter:
Commonwealth v. Howard, Appellant.
Argued November 22, 1972.
Before Jones, C. J., Eagen, O’Brien, Roberts, Pomeroy, Nix and Manderino, JJ.
Arnold Sousa, with him Thomas S. McCready, Public Defender, for appellant.
Murray Mackson, First Assistant District Attorney, with him John Deutsch, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.
November 26, 1973:

Opinion:
Opinion
per Curiam,
The appellant, Kenneth Howard, was found guilty by a jury of murder in the second degree. Post-trial motions were denied and he was sentenced to a term of eight to sixteen years imprisonment. This direct appeal followed. We affirm the judgment of sentence. We have considered the appellant's assignments of error and conclude that they are without merit. The trial court's comments on the evidence were not error. Commonwealth v. Chester, 410 Pa. 45, 188 A. 2d 323 (1963); Commonwealth v. Elliott, 292 Pa. 16, 140 A. 537 (1928). The trial court's charge on the inference of malice was proper. Commonwealth v. Gibbs, 366 Pa. 182, 76 A. 2d 608 (1950). Other assignments have been considered and are also without merit.
Judgment of sentence affirmed.