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COMMONWEALTH v. YARNAL

462 Pa. 199 (1975)

340 A.2d 431

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Robert Virgil YARNAL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 7, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Parker Ruddock, Indiana, for appellant.

W. Thomas Malcolm, Dist. Atty., Indiana, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

EAGEN, Justice.

On March 22, 1965, Robert Virgil Yarnal entered a plea of guilty in Indiana County to murder generally. Following an evidentiary hearing, he was found guilty of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life imprisonment. A direct appeal to this Court with the assistance of counsel resulted in an affirmance of the judgment.1 See Commonwealth v. Yarnal, 429 Pa. 6

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