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COM. v. VAN WRIGHT

249 Pa.Super. 451 (1977)

378 A.2d 382

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. John VAN WRIGHT, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 6, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles S. Lieberman, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Before WATKINS, President Judge, and JACOBS, HOFFMAN, CERCONE, PRICE, VAN der VOORT and SPAETH, JJ.

HOFFMAN, Judge:

Appellant contends that the lower court erred in refusing to read his requested instruction on the issue of alibi.1 We agree and, therefore, vacate the judgment of sentence and grant appellant a new trial.

On March 12, 1975, Philadelphia police arrested and charged appellant and another man with robbery2 and criminal conspiracy....

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