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COM. v. SAMPLE

493 Pa. 347 (1981)

426 A.2d 582

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, v. Joseph SAMPLE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 13, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Pollack, Philadelphia, for appellant.

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

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

OPINION

O'BRIEN, Chief Justice.

This interlocutory1 pre-trial appeal is from an Order of the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia, which denied a motion by appellant, Joseph Sample, to dismiss various informations.

In July of 1975, appellant was convicted by a jury of murder of the second degree, robbery, conspiracy and three weapons offenses. Post-verdict motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment...

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