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COMMONWEALTH v. RUSSELL

459 Pa. 1 (1974)

326 A.2d 303

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Barney Liam RUSSELL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 16, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry F. Swanger, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Allen E. Ertel, Dist. Atty., Williamsport, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

JONES, Chief Justice.

The appellant, Barney Liam Russell, was convicted of murder in the first degree of Gary Rosenberger, a state police officer working as an undercover narcotics agent. Punishment was fixed at life imprisonment. A motion for new trial was denied, and sentence was imposed as the jury had directed. This appeal followed. Appellant challenges the verdict below on several grounds...

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