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COM. v. EDWARDS

488 Pa. 139 (1979)

411 A.2d 493

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Leonard EDWARDS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 21, 1979.

Reconsideration or Remand or Reargument Denied March 6, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Paul Curran, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Asst. Dist. Atty., Neil Kitrosser, Asst. Dist. Atty., Philadelphia County, for appellee.

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

OPINION

LARSEN, Justice.

Appellant, Leonard Edwards, was convicted by a jury of murder of the first degree, possessing instruments of crime and related weapons charges, and aggravated assault. Following the denial of appellant's post-verdict motions, a sentence of death was imposed for the murder of the first degree conviction in accordance with the jury's findings. This appeal follows,1 in which appellant raises the following...

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