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COM. v. GARCIA

505 Pa. 304 (1984)

479 A.2d 473

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Marvin A. GARCIA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 13, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis S. Small, Philadelphia (Court-appointed), for appellant.

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

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

HUTCHINSON, Justice.

On May 31, 1978, Marvin Garcia bludgeoned Emilie Schmid to death with a meathook and, following the killing, took money and other property from the victim's grocery store and home. A jury found Garcia guilty of felony murder and robbery. Following the denial of post-verdict motions, Common Pleas imposed a sentence of life imprisonment and a concurrent sentence of ten to twenty...

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