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COM. v. BREWER

479 Pa. 558 (1978)

388 A.2d 1071

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Charles Henry BREWER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 14, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rabe F. Marsh, III, Greensburg, Court-appointed, for appellant.

Albert M. Nichols, Dist. Atty., Patrick H. Mahady, Asst. Dist. Atty., Greensburg, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

EAGEN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from orders of the Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County dated September 15, 1976. The case has a unique procedural history.

Charles Henry Brewer was indicted for the murder of his two-year-old stepdaughter, who died on January 19, 1959. On August 31, 1959, Brewer, who was represented by court-appointed counsel, entered a plea of not guilty and trial by jury began on that date. On...

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