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COMMONWEALTH v. YOUNT

435 Pa. 276 (1969)

Commonwealth v. Yount, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

June 27, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Homer W. King, with him Francis V. Sabino, for appellant.

John K. Reilly, Jr., District Attorney, with him Ervin S. Fennell, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, June 27, 1969:

On April 28, 1966, the body of an 18 year old high school student, was found in a wooded area near her home in Luthersburg, Pennsylvania. Except for one stocking which was tied around the deceased's neck and one sneaker which was found under the victim, the body was fully clothed, although the skirt was swirled around the body in a way as to suggest that the body had rolled down a hill. An autopsy revealed that death...

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