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COM. v. CAVANAUGH

500 Pa. 313 (1983)

456 A.2d 145

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. James J. CAVANAUGH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided February 3, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lester Krasno, Pottsville, for appellant.

Richard Russell, Dist. Atty., Adam D. Bavolack Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

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

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

Appellant, James J. Cavanaugh, was charged with criminal homicide in the Court of Common Pleas of Schuylkill County. The charge arose out of the shooting death of Joseph McNamara, which occurred on July 21, 1979. Appellant pleaded guilty. The court held a hearing to determine the degree of guilt, found appellant guilty of murder of the third degree, and sentenced him to ten to twenty years in prison. Appellant appeals the judgment...

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