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COM. v. GOINS

508 Pa. 270 (1985)

495 A.2d 527

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. George B. GOINS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 11, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marlene S. Cooperman, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler (Chief/Appeals), Gaele M. Barthold (Chief/Pros.), Alan Sacks (Asst. Dist. Atty.) Philadelphia, for appellee.

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

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

This appeal from the first degree murder conviction of the Appellant George B. Goins comes to this Court directly from the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, the jury having decided upon, and the court having imposed, the sentence of death, 42 Pa.C.S. § 9711(h); Pa.R.A.P. 1941. Jurisdiction is vested with this Court pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 722(4).

Although the Appellant has not in this appeal challenged...

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