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COM. v. COOLEY

484 Pa. 14 (1979)

398 A.2d 637

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Glenn COOLEY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 14, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norris E. Gelman, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief Appeals Div., Jane Greenspan, Philadelphia, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant, Glenn Cooley, of murder of the first degree.1 Post-trial motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment. We reverse and remand for a new trial.2

Appellant was arrested and charged with the murder of Pietro Paella. Paella was fatally stabbed in a telephone booth...

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