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COM. v. WEAKLAND

521 Pa. 353 (1989)

555 A.2d 1228

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. James WEAKLAND, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 7, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stuart Suss, Director of Appeals, for appellant.

Joseph S. Nescio, West Chester, for appellee.

John W. Packel, Jules Epstein, Elaine Demasse, Benjamin Lerner, Philadelphia, for amicus-defender Association of Philadelphia.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

James Weakland, appellee herein, pled guilty or nolo contendere to various crimes arising from the murder of Cecil Rash and the robbery of the gas station owned by Cecil and Florence Rash in Chester County. Specifically Weakland pled guilty to two counts of robbery and one count of criminal conspiracy, and nolo contendere to one count of kidnapping, four counts of aggravated assault, one count of theft, and a general...

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