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COM. v. WHACK

482 Pa. 137 (1978)

393 A.2d 417

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Emmanuel WHACK, Appellant (two cases).

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 5, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. McAuliffe, Jr., Philadelphia, for appellant.

Edward G. Rendell, Dist. Atty., Steven H. Goldblatt, Deputy Dist. Atty. for Law, Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Asst. Dist. Atty., William C. Turnoff, Philadelphia, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

NIX, Justice.

Appellant was convicted in a non jury trial of murder of the third degree and of possession of an instrument of crime. After the dismissal of post-trial motions, a term of imprisonment of three and one-half to 15 years was imposed under the murder information and a prison sentence of two and one-half to five years was imposed under the instrument of crime information. The said sentences were made to run concurrently. This...

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