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COM. v. JONES

490 Pa. 599 (1980)

417 A.2d 201

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Ronald JONES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 3, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Alice Duffy, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Division, Asst. Dist. Atty., Kenneth S. Gallant, Philadelphia, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

The single question presented on this appeal is whether the trial court properly instructed the jury that the exculpatory testimony of a defense witness who admits participation in the crime must be viewed "with disfavor because it comes from a corrupt and polluted source." We have previously held, in Commonwealth v. Russell, 477 Pa. 147, 383 A.2d 866...

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