COM. v. TRESSLER, 461 Pa. 240 (1975)

336 A.2d 265

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. John June TRESSLER, Jr., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Argued April 16, 1974.
Decided April 17, 1975.

Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas, Centre County, at No. 1971-671, R. Paul Campbell, J.

William Faulkner Clinard, West Alexandria, Ohio, Richard M. Sharp, Philipsburg, for appellant.

Charles C. Brown, Jr., Dist. Atty., Bellefonte, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT
PER CURIAM:

Appellant, John June Tressler, Jr., was convicted of murder in the first degree and has appealed his judgment of sentence to this Court. Appellant contends (1) the

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evidence was insufficient to sustain the verdict; (2) an alleged eye-witness did not testify because of threats received; (3) the trial court’s charge was prejudicial; (4) the jury was preoccupied during part of the trial because a hurricane had struck the area; and (5) the appellant did not intelligently understand and waive the Miranda
warnings which he received. We have examined each of these issues and conclude that each is without merit. The appellant has raised other issues which were not raised in the trial court. These are not properly before us. Commonwealth v. Clair, ___ Pa. ___, 326 A.2d 272 (1974).

Judgment of sentence affirmed.