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COMMONWEALTH v. DOBSON

465 Pa. 91 (1975)

348 A.2d 132

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Walter DOBSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 26, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Rogers Carroll, Philadelphia, for appellant.

F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Dist. Atty., Steven H. Goldblatt, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appeals Div., Philadelphia, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

EAGEN, Justice.

Walter Dobson appeals from the sentence of life imprisonment imposed upon him following his conviction by a jury of murder in the first degree.

The prosecution stemmed from a fatal shooting during an armed holdup, allegedly committed by Dobson with the aid of an accomplice, in an attempt to steal narcotic drugs. The sufficiency of the evidence to warrant Dobson's conviction is not questioned, and an examination...

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