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COMMONWEALTH v. JONES

453 Pa. 8 (1973)

Commonwealth, Appellant, v. Jones.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

July 2, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clifford E. Haines, Assistant District Attorney, with him Arthur R. Makadon, Assistant District Attorney, Richard A. Sprague, First Assistant District Attorney, and Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellant.

Louis Lipschitz, with him Robert L. Franklin, for appellee.

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

OPINION PER CURIAM, July 2, 1973:

Herein, the Commonwealth appeals from an order below granting a new trial to James Jones, who had been convicted by a jury of murder in the first degree and other related crimes.

After a careful consideration of the entire record and the reasons assigned by the court for granting a new trial, it is clear to us that the court's ruling was based on an admixture of law and fact. Under the circumstances, the Commonwealth is without...

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