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COM. v. HENNESSEY

485 Pa. 647 (1979)

403 A.2d 575

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Joseph HENNESSEY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 11, 1979.

Reargument Denied September 19, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce K. Doman, Doylestown, for appellant.

Peter F. Schenck, Asst. Dist. Atty., Stephen B. Harris, 1st Asst. Dist. Atty., Doylestown, for appellee.

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

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

The Court being equally divided; the order is affirmed.

Larsen, J., filed an opinion in Support of Affirmance in which ROBERTS and NIX, JJ., join.

EAGEN, C.J., filed a dissenting statement in which O'BRIEN, J., joins.

MANDERINO, J., filed a dissenting statement.

OPINION IN SUPPORT OF AFFIRMANCE

LARSEN, Justice.

On September 30, 1975, appellant was convicted of murder of the first degree...

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