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COMMONWEALTH v. PADGETT

465 Pa. 1 (1975)

348 A.2d 87

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. James H. PADGETT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 24, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Thompson, Jr., Shoemaker & Thompson, York, for appellant.

Donald L. Reihart, Dist. Atty., York, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

O'BRIEN, Justice.

Appellant, James H. Padgett, was tried by a judge sitting with a jury and found guilty of murder in the first degree. Post-trial motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment. A direct appeal was taken to this court and the case was remanded for an evidentiary hearing to determine if appellant was denied effective assistance of counsel at trial. After the...

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