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COM. v. MATHIS

484 Pa. 109 (1979)

398 A.2d 968

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Thomas MATHIS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 14, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip D. Lauer, Easton, for appellant.

John E. Gallagher, Dist. Atty., Easton, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

In September, 1971, Sebastiano Patiri was robbed and fatally stabbed at his home in Northampton County. Appellant Thomas Mathis was arrested and charged under the Penal Code with murder, burglary, larceny, and robbery (with an offensive weapon).1 The Commonwealth sought to prove both an intentional killing and felony murder.2 A

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