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COMMONWEALTH v. SWINT

465 Pa. 450 (1976)

350 A.2d 851

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Matthew SWINT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 29, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Austin J. McGreal, 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

EAGEN, Justice.

Appellant, Matthew Swint, was tried before a jury and found guilty of murder in the first degree for the killing of Walter Boatwright; guilty of assault and battery with intent to murder in the shooting of Samuel Hill; and guilty of unlawfully carrying a firearm on a public street at the time of his arrest. Motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were filed and denied. Appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment...

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