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COMMONWEALTH v. DAVIS

462 Pa. 27 (1975)

336 A.2d 888

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Tyrone DAVIS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 18, 1975.

Rehearing Denied May 19, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burton A. Rose, Philadelphia, for appellant.

F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Jr., Dist. Atty., Richard A. Sprague, 1st Asst. Dist. Atty., Steven H. Goldblatt, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appeals Div., Mark Sendrow, Bonnie Brigance Leadbetter, Asst. Dist. Atty., Abraham J. Gafni, Deputy Dist. Atty. for Law, Philadelphia, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

O'BRIEN, Justice.

Appellant, Tyrone Davis, was convicted by a jury of murder in the second degree. Post-trial motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to a term of six to fifteen years' imprisonment. This appeal followed.

This appeal arises from the homicide of Vanessa Davis, wife of appellant, on November 12, 1972, in Philadelphia.

The facts surrounding this homicide and confession are as follows: On November...

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