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COMMONWEALTH v. BRANHAM

467 Pa. 605 (1976)

359 A.2d 766

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Donald BRANHAM, Appellant (two cases).

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 6, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D.M. Masciantonio, Philadelphia, for appellant.

F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, 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

NIX, Justice.

Appellant Donald Branham was tried before a jury in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County and convicted of murder of the first degree and aggravated robbery in the shooting death of one Paul Palovcak at the victim's place of business. After denial of post-trial motions by a court en banc, Branham was sentenced to life imprisonment on the murder indictment and this direct appeal followed...

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