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COM. v. AHEARN

357 Pa.Super. 404 (1986)

516 A.2d 45

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Dick Lavere AHEARN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed September 30, 1986.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal Denied March 4, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James N. Bryant, State College, for appellant.

Ross H. Cooper, Assistant District Attorney, Bellefonte, for Com., appellee.

Before TAMILIA, JOHNSON and HESTER, JJ.

TAMILIA, Judge:

Appellant was found guilty of first degree murder on January 9, 1964 and subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment. In Commonwealth v. Ahearn, 421 Pa. 311, 218 A.2d 561 (1966), judgment of sentence was affirmed on direct appeal with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreeing with the trial court that psychiatric testimony concerning the defense of irresistible impulse was inadmissible. A PCHA petition filed in...

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