OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE EAGEN, April 23, 1969:
On June 25, 1962, David E. Shockley was arraigned before the court in Chester County on an indictment charging him with murder. He pleaded "not guilty", and a jury was empanelled to hear the relevant testimony and determine his guilt or innocence.
On June 27th, after the Commonwealth had introduced the testimony of sixteen witnesses to establish Shockley's guilt of the crime and had rested its case in chief, Shockley...
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