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COMMONWEALTH v. TARVER

446 Pa. 233 (1971)

Commonwealth v. Tarver, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

December 20, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Roe, and Middleton, Roe and Etzweiler, for appellant.

James G. Morgan, Jr., Deputy District Attorney, with him LeRoy S. Zimmerman, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE EAGEN, December 20, 1971:

The appellant, Foster Lee Tarver, entered a general plea of guilty to murder in Dauphin County. After an evidentiary hearing before a three-judge court, he was adjudged guilty of murder in the first degree and was sentenced to death. Upon further reflection, the court later ordered an additional evidentiary hearing limited to the issue of penalty. Following this hearing, a new sentence was imposed fixing Tarver's punishment...

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