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COMMONWEALTH v. THOMAS

465 Pa. 442 (1976)

350 A.2d 847

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Sylvester THOMAS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 29, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert O. D'Ambrosio, West Chester, for appellant.

Timothy H. Knauer, West Chester, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

NIX, Justice.

On July 19, 1973, appellant Sylvester Thomas was convicted by a jury in the Court of Common Pleas, Chester County of murder of the first degree in the shooting death of his wife. Following the denial of post-trial motions by the court en banc, a sentence of life imprisonment was imposed. This direct appeal followed.

First, appellant raises the issue of the sufficiency of...

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