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COMMONWEALTH v. HAMPTON

462 Pa. 322 (1975)

341 A.2d 101

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Robert HAMPTON, a/k/a, Robert Smith, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 7, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Harry Levitan, Herman Weiner, Philadelphia, for appellant.

F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Dist. Atty., Richard A. Sprague, First Asst. Dist. Atty., Steven H. Goldblatt, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appeals Div., James Garrett, Judy Dean, 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

POMEROY, Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of murder in the first degree. His post-trial motions were denied and he was sentenced to life imprisonment. He now appeals from that judgment of sentence.

The appellant asserts two grounds for reversal: that the evidence was insufficient to support a finding of murder in the first degree, and that he was denied the effective assistance of trial counsel.

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