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COMMONWEALTH v. STEWART

461 Pa. 274 (1975)

336 A.2d 282

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Michael STEWART, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 17, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas A. Clemente, Philadelphia, for appellant.

F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Dist. Atty., Richard A. Sprague, 1st Asst. Dist. Atty., Steven H. Goldblatt, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appeals Div., for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

Appellant Michael Stewart was tried by a jury for the homicide of Ernest Hilton. The jury found appellant guilty of murder in the first degree and a sentence of life imprisonment was imposed. This appeal ensued.1 We reverse the judgment of sentence and grant a new trial.

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