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COMMONWEALTH v. JONES

459 Pa. 286 (1974)

328 A.2d 828

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Gary Andrew JONES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 20, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald J. Brockington, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Maxine J. Stotland, Asst. Dist. Atty., David Richman, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief Appeals Div., Richard A. Sprague, First Asst. Dist. Atty., Arlen Specter, Dist. Atty., Philadelphia, for appellee.

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

OPINION

MANDERINO, Justice.

Marie Ledrick, 59 years of age, was robbed and struck on the head during the late evening hours of August 1, 1970. Her body was discovered sometime afterward, lying on the pavement of Nectarine Street near the intersection of Eleventh Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her handbag and small change purse were found several feet away from the body. Appellant, Gary Andrew Jones, age 15, was tried before a jury and convicted of murder...

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