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COM. v. TAYLOR

475 Pa. 564 (1977)

381 A.2d 418

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. James TAYLOR, Appellant (two cases).

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 28, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerome E. Furman, Philadelphia, for appellant.

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

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

Appellant James Taylor appeals from judgments of sentence entered after a jury convicted him of murder of the first degree and aggravated robbery.1 We reverse the judgment on both charges because a defense witness was improperly impeached by admissions of arrests which had not resulted in convictions.

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