Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. John Burton SPENCER, Sr., Appellant
Court: Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1979-04-20
Citations: 265 Pa. Super. 478
Docket Number: No. 1501
Parties: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. John Burton SPENCER, Sr., Appellant.
Judges: Before CERCONE, HESTER and HOFFMAN, JJ.
Reporter: Pennsylvania Superior Court Reports
Volume: 265
Pages: 478–479

Head Matter:
402 A.2d 538
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. John Burton SPENCER, Sr., Appellant.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania.
Submitted Dec. 8, 1978.
Decided April 20, 1979.
Thomas G. Klingensmith, Assistant Public Defender, Lancaster, for appellant.
Ronald L. Buckwalter, District Attorney, Lancaster, for Commonwealth, appellee.
Before CERCONE, HESTER and HOFFMAN, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appellant was convicted by a jury of aggravated assault and sentenced to serve three to 23 months imprisonment. The charge stemmed from the shooting of a 16 year old boy on May 14, 1977. On direct appeal, appellant contends that the evidence was insufficient to identify him as the perpetrator of the shooting. Viewed in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, we conclude that the evidence was sufficient to prove guilt beyond all reasonable doubt. See Commonwealth v. Hamm, 474 Pa. 487, 378 A.2d 1219 (1977); Commonwealth v. Eddington, 255 Pa.Super. 25, 25-28, 386 A.2d 117, 117-18 (1978). Our review of the record reveals that appellant was positively and unequivocally identified by three eye witnesses.
Judgment of sentence affirmed.