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COMMONWEALTH v. BROOKS

468 Pa. 547 (1976)

364 A.2d 652

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Richard M. BROOKS, Appellant (two cases).

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 8, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald P. Ginley, Philadelphia, for appellant.

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

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

MANDERINO, Justice.

Appellant, Richard M. Brooks, was tried before a judge and jury and, after four days of trial, was found guilty of murder in the first degree, aggravated assault, possession of an instrument of crime, and criminal conspiracy. Post-verdict motions were denied on January 31, 1975, and sentence of life imprisonment was imposed for the murder conviction. Maximum sentences, to be served concurrently, were imposed for the...

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