COM. v. HOLLIS


483 Pa. 427 (1979)

397 A.2d 417

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Douglas HOLLIS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 24, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Phelan, Jr., Philadelphia, for appellant.

Edward G. Rendell, Dist. Atty., Steven H. Goldblatt, Deputy Dist. Atty. for Law, Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Asst. Dist. Atty., Sheldon M. Finkelstein, Philadelphia, for appellee.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM:

On the evening of May 28, 1975, Anna Inej, her husband Harry, and Paul Maidatschewsky were returning home from a social function at a church on North Franklin Street, Philadelphia. Two assailants approached the three from behind. One assailant attempted to steal Mrs. Inej's pocket-book. Mrs. Inej resisted, the assailant stabbed her several times, and she died from the stab wounds. The other assailant, also carrying a knife...

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