COM. v. POOLE


500 Pa. 426 (1983)

456 A.2d 1363

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Alexander POOLE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 16, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren R. Hamilton, Philadelphia, for appellant.

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

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM.

This is a direct appeal from Philadelphia Common Pleas' judgment of sentence of five to ten years imprisonment on appellant's conviction by a jury of third degree murder. Sentence was suspended on the conviction for possession of an instrument of crime. Four issues are raised: (1) ineffectiveness of trial counsel for failing to have a psychiatrist examine appellant to determine the appropriateness of an insanity defense;...

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