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COMMONWEALTH v. HILL

457 Pa. 1 (1974)

Commonwealth v. Hill, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

May 22, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Corbett, Jr., Assistant Public Defender, with him John J. Dean, Assistant Public Defender, and George H. Ross, Public Defender, for appellant.

Richard Douglas Carleton, Assistant District Attorney, with him Robert L. Eberhardt, Assistant District Attorney, and Robert W. Duggan, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, May 22, 1974:

In 1942, John Henry Hill pleaded guilty to murder generally, was convicted of murder in the first degree, and was sentenced to life imprisonment. In 1973, following two post-conviction proceedings and an evidentiary hearing, the trial court dismissed appellant's post-trial motions allowed as if timely filed. On this direct appeal,1 Hill contends that...

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