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COM. v. HORNER

492 Pa. 536 (1981)

424 A.2d 1320

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. David HORNER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided February 5, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Flora L. Becker, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Asst. Dist. Atty., Michelle Goldfarb, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

Appellant David Horner was arrested for the shooting death of one Robert Mendel in the city of Philadelphia. At the time of the shooting, appellant was 15 years of age and resided with his family in a house next-door to the residence of the victim and his family. The two families had a deep-seated dislike for each other, and had been engaged in a violent feud for several years. On the day in question, May 7, 1977, the...

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