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COM. v. DOUGLAS

558 Pa. 412 (1999)

737 A.2d 1188

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Robert DOUGLAS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 27, 1999.

Reargument Denied September 15, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Drost, for Robert Douglas.

Catherine Marshall, Philadelphia, for the Com.

Anthony V. Pomeranz, Philadelphia, Robert A. Graci, Harrisburg, for Office of Atty. Gen.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN and SAYLOR, JJ.

OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

NEWMAN, Justice.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The evidence at trial established that on August 28, 1980, at approximately 3:00 a.m., Michael McLaurin (McLaurin) and Donald Knight (Knight) were sitting on a bench in the courtyard of the Raymond Rosen Housing Project in Philadelphia when Robert Douglas (Douglas) approached the two men and asked for money. The three men had been friends...

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