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COM. v. DUNCAN

496 Pa. 444 (1981)

437 A.2d 956

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Samuel DUNCAN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 17, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norris E. Gelman, Philadelphia (Court-appointed), for appellant.

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

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of third degree murder on February 24, 1975 after trial by jury. Judgment of sentence was affirmed on appeal. Commonwealth v. Duncan, 473 Pa. 62, 373 A.2d 1051 (1975). Subsequently, appellant filed a PCHA petition, which was denied, and that denial is presently before us on appeal. Appellant was represented in this proceeding...

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