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COM. v. HARRIS

492 Pa. 389 (1981)

424 A.2d 1245

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, v. Leonard Morgan HARRIS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 30, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David N. Rutt, Greenlee, Richman, Derrico & Posa, Washington, for appellant.

Herman J. Bigi, Dist. Atty., Daniel L. Chunko, First Asst. Dist. Atty., Washington, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

In June of 1975, following a wedding reception at the Otter Club in Van Voorhis, Washington County, a group of youths confronted guests outside the club. The confrontation led to shooting which resulted in the death of one person, Joseph Bankovich, and the serious injury of another, David Sink. Appellant Leonard Harris, one of the youths, was identified as the person firing the shots and charged with murder and aggravated...

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