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COM. v. MARTIN

479 Pa. 63 (1978)

387 A.2d 835

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Calvin MARTIN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 2, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee Mandell, Philadelphia, for appellant.

F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Dist. Atty., Steven H. Goldblatt, Deputy Dist. Atty. for Law, Michael R. Stiles, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appeals Div., Jane Greenspan, Philadelphia, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

EAGEN, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Calvin Martin, was convicted by a jury in Philadelphia of murder of the first degree. Post-verdict motions filed by trial counsel seeking an arrest of the judgment and/or a new trial were denied1 and a sentence of life imprisonment was imposed. This appeal followed.

In this appeal Martin is represented by new counsel, that is, counsel other than trial counsel. The...

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