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COM. v. McKENNA

498 Pa. 416 (1982)

446 A.2d 1274

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Gerard Paul McKENNA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued April 20, 1982.

Decided June 30, 1982.

Reconsideration Granted March 15, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Costopoulos, Lemoyne, for appellant.

Arthur R. Shuman, Jr., Sp. Prosecutor, Philadelphia, for appellee.

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

OPINION

McDERMOTT, Justice.

This is an appeal from the order of the Honorable Evan S. Williams, President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Bradford County, denying appellant relief under the Post Conviction Hearing Act ("PCHA").1

On December 9, 1974, after a lengthy jury trial, appellant, Gerard Paul McKenna, was convicted of rape and first degree murder in connection with the brutal slaying of a sixteen year-old...

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