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COM. v. RANSOME

485 Pa. 490 (1979)

402 A.2d 1379

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. David RANSOME, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 6, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul F. Lantieri, Philadelphia, for appellant.

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

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

OPINION

NIX, Justice.

On January 5, 1976, Steven Johnson was stabbed and killed in what was apparently a gang related altercation in North Philadelphia. Appellant, David Ransome, was arrested on January 6, 1976, and charged with murder, aggravated assault, possession of an instrument of crime, and criminal conspiracy. He was tried before a judge, sitting without a jury, and was convicted of murder in the third degree, aggravated assault, and criminal conspiracy...

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