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COM. v. JAMES

493 Pa. 545 (1981)

427 A.2d 148

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Johnny JAMES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 18, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald S. Bronstein, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Philadelphia, for appellee.

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

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

The Court being equally divided the Order of the Court of Common Pleas is affirmed.

FLAHERTY, J., files an Opinion in Support of Affirmance in which LARSEN and KAUFFMAN, JJ., join.

O'BRIEN, C.J., files an Opinion in Support of Reversal in which ROBERTS and NIX, JJ., join.

OPINION IN SUPPORT OF AFFIRMANCE

FLAHERTY, Justice.

Appellant Johnny James was convicted of murder of the first degree, aggravated...

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