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COM. v. SUTTON

496 Pa. 91 (1981)

436 A.2d 167

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. James Leroy SUTTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 29, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. David Ungerman (Court-appointed) Erie, for appellant.

Michael J. Veshecco, Dist. Atty., Frank Scutella, Asst. Dist. Atty., Erie, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of sentence of the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County imposed on verdicts of guilty of murder of the first degree and robbery.* Appellant, James Leroy Sutton, seeks a new trial on the basis of two alleged evidentiary errors. We reject appellant's claims of error and, hence, affirm.

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