COMMONWEALTH v. SHOWALTER


458 Pa. 659 (1974)

Commonwealth v. Showalter, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

November 20, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward F. Browne, Jr., Assistant Public Defender, with him Richard C. Shay, Public Defender, for appellant.

James R. Leonard, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, with him D. Richard Eckman, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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


OPINION PER CURIAM, November 20, 1974:

William John Showalter was convicted by a jury in Lancaster County on September 29, 1970, of an indictment containing fifteen counts of burglary and larceny. Following the denial of post-trial motions, a prison sentence of seven and one-half to fifteen years was imposed. On appeal, the Superior Court affirmed the judgment with a "per curiam" order. We granted allocatur and now reverse.

The record discloses Showalter was...

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