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COM. v. BURTON

491 Pa. 13 (1980)

417 A.2d 611

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Frederick BURTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 3, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul R. Gettleman, Zelienople, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Division, Neil Kitrosser, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

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

OPINION

EAGEN, Chief Justice.

On May 31, 1973, the warden and deputy warden of Holmesburg Prison in Philadelphia were slain within the confines of the prison. Appellant, Frederick Burton, and another inmate, Joseph Bowen, were charged with the murders. On June 8, 1976, a jury found Burton guilty of one count of murder of the second degree. Post-verdict motions were filed and denied after a hearing. Burton was then sentenced to a term of life imprisonment...

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