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COMMONWEALTH v. WOODSON

234 Pa.Super. 71 (1975)

Commonwealth v. Woodson, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

March 31, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Packel, Assistant Defender, and Benjamin Lerner, Defender, for appellant.

Mark Sendrow and Steven H. Goldblatt, Assistant District Attorneys, Abraham J. Gafni, Deputy District Attorney, and F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before WATKINS, P.J., JACOBS, HOFFMAN, CERCONE, PRICE, VAN DER VOORT, and SPAETH, JJ.

OPINION PER CURIAM, March 31, 1975:

The appellant complains of the amendment to Rule 471 of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania which requires the submission of his case on briefs when he fails to comply with Rule 47, in regard to timely filing. In fact under the rule he was subject to the penalty of dismissal of his appeal.

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