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COMMONWEALTH v. SMITH

454 Pa. 515 (1973)

Commonwealth v. Smith, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

November 26, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Brady, Jr., with him Jerry Brodsky, for appellant.

Maxine J. Stotland, 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 NIX, November 26, 1973:

Appellant was tried by a judge and jury on several charges growing out of the stabbing death of Dr. Oliver Wilson, and he was convicted of voluntary manslaughter, carrying a concealed deadly weapon, aggravated robbery, and burglary. Post-trial motions were denied, sentences were imposed on each conviction, and this appeal followed.1

The Commonwealth produced evidence that on September...

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