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COM. v. SMITH

494 Pa. 294 (1981)

431 A.2d 265

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. James L. SMITH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 2, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. Lindner, Uniontown, for appellant.

Gerald R. Solomon, Dist. Atty., Uniontown, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

WILKINSON, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Fayette County after a hearing, dismissing appellant's Post Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA) petition.

Appellant was charged, along with three codefendants, with two counts of criminal homicide. After his separate trial appellant was convicted by a jury of murder of the first degree and murder of the third...

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