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COM. v. CLAFFEY

264 Pa.Super. 453 (1979)

400 A.2d 173

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Thomas CLAFFEY, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 23, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. Pappano, Assistant Public Defender, Media, for appellant.

D. Michael Emuryan, Assistant District Attorney, Chief, Law Unit, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before WATKINS, President Judge and JACOBS, HOFFMAN, CERCONE, PRICE, VAN der VOORT and SPAETH, JJ.

CERCONE, President Judge:

A jury found appellant, Thomas Claffey, guilty of burglary.1 Post-verdict motions were denied and a sentence of one to four years imprisonment was imposed. On this direct appeal it is asserted the trial court erred in refusing to grant a mistrial after the Commonwealth elicited testimony which allegedly implied that appellant had engaged in prior criminal activity.2 We are not persuaded...

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