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COMMONWEALTH v. WILLIAMS

435 Pa. 550 (1969)

Commonwealth v. Williams, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

October 9, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin Dildine, Assistant Defender, with him Herman I. Pollock, Defender, for appellant.

James D. Crawford, Assistant District Attorney, with him Richard A. Sprague, First Assistant District Attorney, and Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before BELL, C.J., JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS and POMEROY, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE EAGEN, October 9, 1969:

In November 1964, Arthur C. Williams and his twin brother, Emmet, were tried jointly in Philadelphia County before a judge sitting without a jury on indictments charging murder and voluntary manslaughter arising out of the same homicide. Throughout the trial, both brothers were represented by the same privately retained lawyer. Arthur was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and Emmet was acquitted of all charges. Arthur...

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