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COM. v. McELLIGOTT

495 Pa. 75 (1981)

432 A.2d 587

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Dorine McELLIGOTT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 8, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph J. Gale, Joseph F. Iracki, Wilkes-Barre, for appellant.

Chester B. Muroski, Dist. Atty., J.P. Giovannini, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

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

OPINION

KAUFFMAN, Justice.

Appellant, Dorine McElligott, was arrested on February 20, 1979, and charged with criminal homicide in the shooting death of Michele Yale. Her trial before a jury in the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County commenced on June 4, 1979, but was aborted by declaration of mistrial on June 11, 1979, and a new trial was set for September 10, 1979. On that date appellant entered a plea of guilty generally to criminal homicide.

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