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COMMONWEALTH v. JOHNSON

467 Pa. 146 (1976)

354 A.2d 886

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Arthur JOHNSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 7, 1976.

Reargument Denied June 8, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rudolph S. Pallastrone, George A. Bachetti, Philadelphia, for appellant.

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

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

POMEROY, Justice.

Arthur Johnson, the appellant, was convicted of murder in the first degree for the killing of one Jerome Wakefield after a trial by jury. Post-trial motions were denied, and Johnson was sentenced to life imprisonment. This direct appeal followed.1

The only evidence presented at trial by the Commonwealth which linked appellant to the murder with which he was charged was a confession...

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