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COMMONWEALTH v. LOPEZ

455 Pa. 353 (1974)

Commonwealth v. Lopez, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

March 25, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard J. Gajewski, for appellant.

Grant E. Wesner, Deputy District Attorney, with him James R. Hevalow, Assistant District Attorney, and Robert L. VanHoove, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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

OPINION BY MR. CHIEF JUSTICE JONES, March 25, 1974:

During the late evening of March 6, 1971, Ramon C. Santiago was shot in the hallway of his apartment in Reading, Pennsylvania. Witnesses heard gunshots and saw a man run from the building and drive away in a black 1959 Chevrolet occupied by one or more persons. Police were called, and the body of Santiago was found. A radio broadcast describing the getaway car was immediately issued, and approximately one hour later...

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