Gribbins v. Commonwealth
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Appellant was found guilty of wanton murder. The trial court adopted the jury’s recommended penalty of twenty years’ imprisonment. The Supreme Court affirmed the conviction and sentence, holding (1) the trial court properly instructed the jury on self-protection; (2) the combination murder instruction permitting Appellant to be convicted of either intentional or wanton murder did not violate Appellant’s right to a unanimous verdict; and (3) the trial court did not err in denying Appellant’s motion for a directed verdict, as there was sufficient evidence to support a guilty verdict for intentional or wanton murder.
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