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COMMONWEALTH v. FORBES

450 Pa. 185 (1973)

Commonwealth v. Forbes, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

January 19, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan Miller, Assistant Defender, with him Francis S. Wright, Jr. and John W. Packel, Assistant Defenders, and Vincent J. Ziccardi, Defender, for appellant.

Linda Conley, Assistant District Attorney, with her James T. Ranney and Milton M. Stein, Assistant District Attorneys, Richard A. Sprague, First Assistant District Attorney, and Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, January 19, 1973:

On December 5, 1969, Sonia Rosenbaum was robbed and assaulted while in her home in Philadelphia. The victim, who was bound and gagged by the intruders, died as a result of the assault.

Subsequently, appellant, sixteen year old Robert Forbes, was indicted for various crimes stemming from this incident. On November 4, 1970, appellant entered pleas of guilty to murder...

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