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COMMONWEALTH v. HAMILTON

459 Pa. 304 (1974)

329 A.2d 212

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Arnold HAMILTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 16, 1974.

Rehearing Denied December 20, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman C. Henss, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Arlen Specter, Dist. Atty., Richard A. Sprague, First Asst. Dist. Atty., Milton M. Stein, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appeals Div., B.H. Levintow, Philadelphia, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

POMEROY, Justice.

Appellant, Arnold Hamilton, was convicted by a jury in Philadelphia County of murder in the first degree, carrying a concealed weapon, and unlawfully carrying a firearm without a license. After the denial of post-trial motions for a new trial and for arrest of judgment, he was sentenced to life imprisonment on the murder charge. It is from this judgment of sentence that he appeals.

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