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COM. v. HACKETT

484 Pa. 43 (1979)

398 A.2d 651

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Thomas J. HACKETT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 14, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene H. Clarke, Jr., Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Asst. Dist. Atty., Joseph C. Murray, Asst. Dist. Atty., Philadelphia, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

In March 1976, appellant was tried before a jury on charges of murder of the second degree, robbery and burglary. That trial ended in a hung jury and a mistrial was declared. In August 1976, after a non-jury trial, appellant was convicted of all charges. Post-trial motions were denied. Appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder and concurrent terms of five to ten...

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