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COM. v. LEWIS

484 Pa. 206 (1979)

398 A.2d 1016

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Joseph U. LEWIS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 16, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Stack, Jr., Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Michael Stiles, Philadelphia, for appellee.

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

OPINION

LARSEN, Justice.

Following a jury trial, in July of 1975, the appellant, Joseph Lewis, was convicted of five separate counts of murder of the first degree. Post verdict motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to five concurrent terms of life imprisonment. This direct appeal followed.

The evidence1 produced at trial established that on the night of January 5, 1975...

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