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COM. v. MANIGAULT

501 Pa. 506 (1983)

462 A.2d 239

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Harrison MANIGAULT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 11, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barnaby C. Wittels, Philadelphia (Court-appointed), for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Michael Clarke, Asst. Dist. Atty., Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before ROBERTS, C.J., and NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON and ZAPPALA, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ZAPPALA, Justice.

Appellant was convicted on February 14, 1980 of the second degree murder1 of his girlfriend which occurred on February 3, 1972. In this direct appeal, the Appellant asserts three errors; first, the admission by the trial court of evidence of his prior criminal conduct; second, the trial court's refusal to give a missing witness instruction; and, last, the ineffectiveness of his trial counsel...

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