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COM. v. BROWN

485 Pa. 242 (1979)

401 A.2d 750

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Derrick BROWN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 31, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nick J. Staffieri, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Asst. Dist. Atty., William C. Turnoff, Philadelphia, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

On December 3, 1976, after two days of jury selection, appellant entered a plea of guilty to charges of murder generally, robbery and criminal conspiracy. During the sentencing proceeding, appellant requested to withdraw his guilty pleas. The request was denied and appellant was sentenced to concurrent terms of imprisonment of eight to twenty years for murder of the third degree, eight to twenty

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