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COM. v. HOSKINS

485 Pa. 542 (1979)

403 A.2d 521

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. William HOSKINS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 5, 1979.

Reargument Denied July 31, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel Harvey Slomsky, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div. Asst. Dist. Atty., Stephen S. Seeling, Philadelphia, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

EAGEN, Chief Justice.

On May 11, 1976, appellant, William Hoskins, was convicted by a jury in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia of murder of the first degree, possessing instruments of a crime-generally,1 possessing prohibited offensive weapons,2 and criminal conspiracy. The convictions stem from the November 5, 1975 fatal shooting of Herschell Williams. Post-verdict motions...

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