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COM. v. STORY

476 Pa. 391 (1978)

383 A.2d 155

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Stanton STORY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 26, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul R. Gettleman, Welsh S. White, Leonard I. Sharon, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Robert E. Colville, Dist. Atty., Robert L. Eberhardt, Charles W. Johns, Asst. Dist. Attys., Pittsburgh, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

On July 3, 1974, Patrick Wallace, a Pittsburgh police officer, was shot and killed. Appellant, Stanton Story, was later arrested and charged with the murder. After a jury trial, he was found guilty of murder of the first degree. Post-verdict motions were denied and a sentence of death was imposed.1

In this appeal,2 appellant contends he was denied a fair...

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