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COM. v. JACKSON

475 Pa. 604 (1977)

381 A.2d 438

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Oscar JACKSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 23, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cecil B. Moore, Hugh C. Clark, 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, MANDERINO and PACKEL, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

Appellant Oscar Jackson was convicted by a jury of murder of the first degree, aggravated robbery and conspiracy, all charges stemming from the killing of Edward Perry. He has appealed only the murder conviction.1 We reverse the murder conviction because the Commonwealth improperly impeached appellant's chief witness by prior arrests which had not...

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