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COM. v. BEAVERS

492 Pa. 522 (1981)

424 A.2d 1313

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, v. Willie James BEAVERS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided February 4, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard G. Ambrose, III, Philip B. Friedman, Ambrose & Friedman, Erie, Edward A. McQuoid, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Michael J. Veshecco, Dist. Atty., Paul J. Susko, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

O'BRIEN, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Willie James Beavers, was convicted by a jury of murder of the third degree for the shotgun slaying of Earl Denard. Post-verdict motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to a prison term of eight-to-sixteen years. This direct appeal followed.

Appellant first argues that the trial court erred in denying appellant's motion for a mistrial following...

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