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COM. v. WHITFIELD

475 Pa. 297 (1977)

380 A.2d 362

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Paulette WHITFIELD, Appellant (two cases).

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 1, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gilbert E. Toll, Philadelphia, for appellant.

F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Dist. Atty., Steven H. Goldblatt, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appeals Div., Gaele Barthold, Philadelphia, for appellee.

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

OPINION

EAGEN, Chief Justice.

Paulette Whitfield was convicted in a nonjury trial in Philadelphia of murder of the third degree and possessing an instrument of crime generally.

Initially a prison sentence of 9 months to 5 years was imposed on the murder conviction. However, upon reconsideration this was changed by the court to 5 years probation. A concurrent period of 5 years probation was also imposed on...

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