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COMMONWEALTH v. DOWD

472 Pa. 296 (1977)

372 A.2d 705

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Donald F. DOWD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided February 28, 1977.

Reargument Denied May 10, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Colie B. Chappelle, 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

O'BRIEN, Justice.

Appellant, Donald Dowd, was tried by a judge and jury and found guilty of murder in the first degree and conspiracy. Post-verdict motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment on the first-degree murder conviction and received a suspended sentence on the conspiracy conviction. This court on March 12, 1975, granted appellant the right to appeal nunc pro tunc.

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