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COM. v. TWIGGS

485 Pa. 481 (1979)

402 A.2d 1374

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Michael TWIGGS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 6, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rudolph S. Pallastrone, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Asst. Dist. Atty., Clifford E. Haines, Philadelphia, for appellee.

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

OPINION

ROBERTS, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant of murder of the first degree as a result of the September 30, 1975 shooting of Christopher Ross. On April 1, 1976, appellant filed boilerplate motions in arrest of judgment and for a new trial. The court of common pleas denied post-verdict motions and, on February 7, 1977, sentenced appellant to life imprisonment.

On direct appeal, appellant contends that...

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