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COM. v. HARPER

479 Pa. 42 (1978)

387 A.2d 824

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Wesley Leon HARPER, Appellant (two cases).

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 2, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neil E. Jokelson, Philadelphia, for appellant.

F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Dist. Atty., Steven H. Goldblatt, Asst. Dist. Atty., Marianne Cox, Philadelphia, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

O'BRIEN, Justice.

On November 21, 1973, appellant, Wesley Leon Harper, was tried by a judge and jury and found guilty of murder of the first degree, burglary, and two counts of robbery. The above convictions resulted from the October 29, 1969, robbery of a Philadelphia National Bank office in Northeast Philadelphia and the shooting death of bank guard George Bordner during the burglary and robbery. Post-verdict motions were denied on...

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