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COMMONWEALTH v. SMITH

457 Pa. 638 (1974)

Commonwealth v. Smith, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

October 16, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles O. Barto, Jr., Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Wallace B. Eldridge, III, Assistant District Attorney, with him Marion E. MacIntyre, Deputy District Attorney, and LeRoy S. Zimmerman, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, October 16, 1974:

Following a joint trial by jury, appellant and a codefendant were found guilty of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life imprisonment. On this direct appeal from the judgment of sentence,1 appellant attacks the sufficiency of the evidence and challenges three rulings by the court during trial. Finding appellant's contentions unpersuasive, we affirm.

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