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COM. v. DAVIS

479 Pa. 274 (1978)

388 A.2d 324

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Benjamin Franklin DAVIS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 29, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenn C. Vaughn, York, for appellant.

Donald L. Reihart, Dist. Atty., Sheryl Ann Dorney, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

EAGEN, Chief Justice.

Benjamin Franklin Davis was convicted by a jury in York County of murder of the first degree.1 Proceedings were then conducted pursuant to the Pennsylvania Sentencing Code, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 1311 (Supp. 1977-78), and the jury fixed the penalty at death. Post-verdict motions were later denied and sentence of death was imposed as the jury directed. This appeal followed.

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