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COM. v. GARLAND

475 Pa. 389 (1977)

380 A.2d 777

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Leon Thomas GARLAND, Appellant (two cases).

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 1, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. McCrudden, Philadelphia, for appellant.

F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Dist. Atty., Abraham J. Gafni, Deputy Dist. Atty., Steven H. Goldblatt, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appeals Div., James A. Shellenberger, Philadelphia, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

O'BRIEN, Justice.

Appellant, Leon Thomas Garland, was tried by a judge and jury and was convicted of murder of the first degree and conspiracy. Post-verdict motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment and a concurrent prison term of two and one-half to five years. This direct appeal followed.1

The facts of the crime are as follows...

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