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COMMONWEALTH v. CLAITT

454 Pa. 313 (1973)

Commonwealth v. Claitt, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

November 26, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph N. Bongiovanni, III, with him Speese and Kephart, for appellant.

Norris E. Gelman, Assistant District Attorney, with him Milton M. Stein, Assistant District Attorney, Richard A. Sprague, First Assistant District Attorney, and Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE O'BRIEN, November 26, 1973:

Ellis Bogen, a druggist, was shot and killed during a robbery of his drug store at 2601 West Columbia Avenue, Philadelphia, on December 18, 1969. Appellant, Gerald J. Claitt, was arrested and brought to trial for his participation in this murder and he was convicted by a jury of burglary, robbery and murder in the first degree. Post-trial motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment. This appeal...

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