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COMMONWEALTH v. BRANDON

440 Pa. 147 (1970)

Commonwealth v. Brandon, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

October 9, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry L. Green, Jr., First Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Stewart J. Greenleaf and Paul W. Tressler, Assistant District Attorneys, Parker H. Wilson, First Assistant District Attorney, and Milton O. Moss, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE O'BRIEN, October 9, 1970:

The appellant, Willie C. Brandon, was arrested and indicted on a charge of homicide, which homicide had occurred April 30, 1960. On November 1, 1960, Brandon, while represented by his attorney, entered a plea of guilty to the charge of murder. Four judges, sitting as a court en banc, found appellant guilty of second-degree murder after hearing testimony to determine the degree of guilt. He was sentenced to a term of...

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