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COMMONWEALTH v. JACKSON

457 Pa. 237 (1974)

Commonwealth v. Jackson, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

August 2, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Louis R. Paulick, Assistant District Attorney, with him Robert L. Eberhardt and Carol Mary Los, Assistant District Attorneys, 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. CHIEF JUSTICE JONES, August 2, 1974:

Appellant, Tyrone Jackson, was tried before a jury and found guilty of murder in the first degree. Post-trial motions were denied and a sentence of life imprisonment was imposed. This direct appeal followed. Appellant, through his appointed counsel,1 argues that his conviction should be set aside for four reasons: (1) that the verdict of the jury...

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