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COM. OF PENNSYLVANIA v. HIGGINS

492 Pa. 343 (1980)

424 A.2d 1222

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. William Francis HIGGINS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 30, 1980.

Reargument Denied February 18, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Denis V. Brenan, Philadelphia, for appellant.

William T. Nicholas, Dist. Atty., Ronald T. Williamson, Chief, Appellate Div., Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

Before O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN and FLAHERTY, JJ.

OPINION

NIX, Justice.

Appellant, William Francis Higgins, on October 7, 1977, entered a plea of guilty to murder of the third degree, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2502(c) (Supp. 1978-79) criminal attempt to murder, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 901 and aggravated assault, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2702. Pursuant to the bargain which prompted the plea1 the degree of murder was reduced from first degree to third degree and a nol. pros. was entered upon...

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