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COMMONWEALTH v. DAWSON

464 Pa. 254 (1975)

346 A.2d 545

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Paul C. DAWSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 30, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh S. Rebert, Asst. Public Defender, York, for appellant.

Morrison B. Williams, First Asst. Dist. Atty., Donald L. Reihart, Dist. Atty., York, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

EAGEN, J.

This is a direct appeal from the judgment of sentence imposed upon the appellant, Paul C. Dawson, following his conviction by a jury in York County of murder in the second degree.

Initially, Dawson complains the trial evidence was insufficient to warrant his conviction. We are not so persuaded. While the finding of Dawson's guilt of the crime depended solely on circumstantial evidence, it has long been established in...

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