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COM. v. MORTON

774 A.2d 750 (2001)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Joseph MORTON, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed April 17, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Susan Ruffner, Public Defender, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Michael W. Streily, Deputy Dist. Atty., Franico L. Nepa, Asst. Dist. Atty., Pittsburgh, for Com., appellee.

Before JOHNSON, HUDOCK and HESTER, JJ.

HESTER, Judge:

¶ 1 Appellant, Joseph Morton, was convicted of second-degree murder in connection with the May 21, 1982 death of sixteen-year-old Marcia Jones. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. We reject Appellant's allegations of error and affirm.

¶ 2 On May 22, 1982, police were dispatched to the Mount Washington section of Pittsburgh, where a man had discovered the partially-buried body of Marcia Jones. The victim was discovered in a shallow...

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