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COM. v. CHACKO

480 Pa. 504 (1978)

391 A.2d 999

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. David A. CHACKO, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 5, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herman J. Bigi, Salvatore F. Panepinto, Charleroi, Court-appointed, for appellant.

Paul M. Petro, Washington, for appellee.

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

OPINION

NIX, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of sentence of life imprisonment entered upon a jury verdict finding appellant guilty of felony murder.1 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2502(b) (Supp. 1978-79). The crucial issue is whether the trial court erred in admitting into evidence, over appellant's objection, two photographs of the victim's body.2 For the reasons set forth below, we conclude that...

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