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COM. v. PRESBURY

475 Pa. 48 (1977)

379 A.2d 569

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Alan PRESBURY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 28, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irving W. Backman, Philadelphia, for appellant.

F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Dist. Atty., Steven H. Goldblatt, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appeals Div., Marianne E. Cox, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY and MANDERINO, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM:

Appellant, Alan Presbury, was convicted by a jury of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life imprisonment. Post-verdict motions were denied and this appeal followed.

Appellant contends (1) that the prosecutor made remarks in his opening statement which were not substantiated by the evidence, (2) that the prosecutor made prejudicial remarks in his closing address to...

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