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COMMONWEALTH v. FORD

472 Pa. 542 (1977)

372 A.2d 821

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Joan D. FORD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 28, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald C. Marino, 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

PER CURIAM:

Appellant was indicted for murder and for assault and battery. The Commonwealth certified that the charge rose no higher than murder of the third degree and trial was held on July 11, 1975. Appellant waived her right to a jury trial, and was found guilty of murder of the third degree and of assault and battery. Post-trial motions were denied, and a sentence of two to twenty years imprisonment was imposed on the murder charge...

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