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COM. v. CASPER

481 Pa. 143 (1978)

392 A.2d 287

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. William CASPER.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 5, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. Hawk, Richard W. Given, Asst. Dist. Attys., Butler, for appellant.

David O'Hanesian, Pittsburgh, for appellee.

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

OPINION

POMEROY, Justice.

In this case we are asked to review an order of the Superior Court holding that the trial court abused its discretion in denying a pre-trial motion for a change of venue. 249 Pa.Super. 21, 375 A.2d 737 (1977). The Superior Court concluded that the pre-trial publicity in the case at bar was "extreme and extensive," 249 Pa. Super. at 24, 375 A.2d at 739, and...

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