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COM. v. YOST

478 Pa. 327 (1978)

386 A.2d 956

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Sebastian Thomas YOST, Appellant (two cases).

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 28, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony D. Miele, Williamsport, for appellant.

Samuel C. Ranck, Dist. Atty., R. Michael Kaar, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

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

OPINION

O'BRIEN, Justice.

Appellant, Sebastian Yost, of Shamokin, was convicted in the Court of Common Pleas of Northumberland County, in a case arising from the deaths of three Shamokin girls, Margaret Long, 16, her sister, Sharon, 15, and Carol Taylor, also 15.

Yost was convicted of murder of the first degree in the death of Sharon Long, murder of the second degree in each of the other two deaths, and criminal conspiracy. He was sentenced to imprisonment...

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