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COMMONWEALTH v. COYLE

460 Pa. 234 (1975)

332 A.2d 442

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. John J. COYLE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Rehearing Denied January 22, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Alice Duffy, Sara M. Duffy, Philadelphia, for appellant.

F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Jr., Dist. Atty., Steven H. Goldblatt, Chief, Appeals Div., Philadelphia, for appellee.

OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM:

On November 20, 1959, John J. Coyle was convicted by a jury in Philadelphia of murder in the first degree, and the punishment was fixed at death. Following the denial of post trial motions, sentence was imposed as the jury directed. An appeal from the judgment of sentence was filed in this Court, and oral argument was presented. Subsequently, we entered an order retaining jurisdiction...

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