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COM. v. BANKS

540 Pa. 143 (1995)

656 A.2d 467

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. George BANKS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 27, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert J. Flora, Wilkes-Barre, for Banks.

Peter Paul Olszewski, Scott C. Gartley, Wilkes-Barre, Robert A. Graci, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., for Com.

Before NIX, C.J., and FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE and MONTEMURO, JJ.

OPINION

CAPPY, Justice.

This is a direct appeal from an Order of the trial court denying post-conviction relief in a death penalty case.1 For the following reasons, we affirm the Order of the trial court.

On June 22, 1983, Appellant, George Banks, was convicted by a jury of twelve counts of murder of the first degree. He was also convicted of one count of murder of the third degree, attempted murder, aggravated...

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