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COMMONWEALTH v. HOSS

469 Pa. 195 (1976)

364 A.2d 1335

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Stanley HOSS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 8, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Dean, John R. Cook, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Robert E. Colville, Dist. Atty., Robert L. Eberhardt, Asst. Dist. Atty., Pittsburgh, for appellee.

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

OPINION

NIX, Justice.

The incident from which this appeal arises represents one of the most odious and pernicious killings that has occurred within this Commonwealth in recent years. The Commonwealth produced evidence at trial to establish that Stanley Hoss, then an inmate at the Western Pennsylvania State Correctional Institution at Pittsburgh, in concert with several other inmates lured the victim Walter Peterson...

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