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COMMONWEALTH v. SLAVIK

437 Pa. 354 (1970)

Commonwealth v. Slavik, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

January 30, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Duffield, for appellant.

John F. Bell, Assistant District Attorney, with him Richard DiSalle, First Assistant District Attorney, and Jess D. Costa, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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

OPINION BY MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BELL, January 30, 1970:

On November 21, 1968, while represented by Court-appointed counsel, defendant Thomas Slavik pleaded guilty to the murder of John Morgo. A three-Judge Court thereupon heard the testimony and found Slavik guilty of murder in the first degree, and sentenced him to life imprisonment. From the judgment of sentence, defendant took this appeal. Defendant's principal contention is that first-degree murder was not established...

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