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COMMONWEALTH v. DESSUS

423 Pa. 177 (1966)

Commonwealth, Appellant, v. Dessus.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

November 15, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph M. Smith, Assistant District Attorney, with him Alan J. Davis, Assistant District Attorney, and Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellant.

Robert N.C. Nix, with him Domenick Vitullo, for appellee.

Before BELL, C.J., MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN and ROBERTS, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BELL, November 15, 1966:

This is an appeal by the Commonwealth from the Order entered by the Court of Oyer and Terminer which quashed an indictment charging Dessus with murder.

In the early morning of April 3, 1966, Lena Alexandroff, a 79-year-old grandmother living in Philadelphia, and her 44-year-old daughter and her 14-year-old granddaughter (who lived with her) were raped, and as a result of the bodily injuries received by...

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