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COMMONWEALTH v. McCONNELL

470 Pa. 312 (1977)

368 A.2d 646

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Arthur McCONNELL et al. (two cases). Appeal of Donald R. HOSACK and Gary Lee Batley.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 28, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles S. Hersh (Court Appointed), Charles F. Gilchrest, Sharon, for appellants.

Robert F. Banks, Asst. Dist. Atty., David B. Douds, Mercer, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

MANDERINO, Justice.

The appellants, Gary Lee Batley and Donald R. Hosack, along with Kenneth Perrine and Arthur McConnell were convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment in September of 1968. Following the imposition of these sentences, the appellants and Perrine and McConnell sought review by this Court either on direct appeal or by Post Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA) petitions. See Commonwealth v. Batley, ...

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