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COM. v. ZILLGITT

489 Pa. 189 (1980)

413 A.2d 1078

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. William M. ZILLGITT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 30, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Wherry, Public Defender, Mercer, for appellant.

David B. Douds, Asst. Dist. Atty., Mercer, for appellee.

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

OPINION

KAUFFMAN, Justice.

William M. Zillgitt appeals from the denial of his Post Conviction Hearing Act ("PCHA") petition. Act of January 25, 1966, P.L. (1965) 1580, 19 P.S. § 1180-1 et seq. (Supp. 1979-80).1

In 1974, after a jury trial in Mercer County, appellant was convicted of murder of the second degree.2 On direct appeal to this...

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