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COM. v. SAKAL

494 Pa. 286 (1981)

431 A.2d 261

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Lamont L. SAKAL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 2, 1981.

Reconsideration Denied August 12, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas P. Brenlove, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Robert E. Colville, Dist. Atty., Robert L. Eberhardt, Deputy Dist. Atty., Robert A. Zunich, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

WILKINSON, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County denying a new trial as sought by appellant's petition, filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA).1 We affirm.

Shortly after midnight on November 10, 1975 the Plum Borough Police Department radio dispatcher received a telephone call wherein the caller stated, "this is Sakal at 5056 Hialeah...

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