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COM. v. KOCHER

529 Pa. 303 (1992)

602 A.2d 1308

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Cameron R. KOCHER, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided February 13, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles C. Hansford, James D. Crawford, Victor L. Streib, Cleveland, Ohio, pro hac vice, for petitioner.

Martha Bergmark, Hattiesburg, Miss., for amicus National Legal Aid and Defender Ass'n.

Lenore Gittis, Janet R. Fink, New York City, for amicus The Legal Aid Soc.

Charles P. Gelso, David McGlaughlin, Wilkes-Barre, Joseph L. Vullo, Philadelphia, for amicus Pennsylvania Assoc. of Crim. Defense Lawyers.

Mark Pazuhanich, Special Prosecutor, for respondent.

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

OPINION

NIX, Chief Justice.

The issue before us is whether the Court of Common Pleas abused its discretion in denying the petition of a nine-year old accused of murder to transfer his case to the juvenile court pursuant to Section 6322(a) of the Juvenile Act, 42 Pa.C.S. § 6322.

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