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COM. v. EVANS

485 Pa. 234 (1979)

401 A.2d 746

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. David EVANS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 31, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Dunn, Sr., Public Defender, Lackawanna Co., Scranton, for appellant.

Paul R. Mazzoni, Dist. Atty., Charles F. Wilson, Asst. Dist. Atty., Lackawanna Co., for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM:

Appellant, David Evans, was tried by a judge sitting without a jury for the October, 1968, homicide of Mabel Louise McLaughlin in Scranton. Appellant was found guilty of murder of the first degree. Post-verdict motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment for the conviction of murder of the first degree. At the time of sentence, appellant was confined to the state mental institution at Farview. The...

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