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COM. v. SLAUGHTER

482 Pa. 538 (1978)

394 A.2d 453

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Charles William SLAUGHTER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 18, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George J. D'Ambrosio, West Chester, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Philadelphia, for appellee.

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

OPINION

MANDERINO, Justice.

Appellant, Charles W. Slaughter, was tried before a judge and jury and convicted of murder in the first degree on March 31, 1975. Penalty was fixed by the jury at life imprisonment. Post-verdict motions were filed and an appeal followed to this Court. On April 28, 1978, an opinion affirming the judgment of sentence was filed, in which a majority of the court concluded that the issues raised...

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