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COM. v. ZAPATA

498 Pa. 527 (1982)

447 A.2d 1380

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Monserrate ZAPATA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 21, 1982.

Reargument Denied August 2, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanford Shmukler, Philadelphia (court-appointed), for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div. Asst. Dist. Atty., Deborah Fox, Philadelphia, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of two counts of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to 12 to 24 years imprisonment. The judgments of sentence were affirmed on direct appeal. Commonwealth v. Zapata, 447 Pa. 322, 290 A.2d 114 (1972). Appellant filed a Post Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA) petition, relief was denied and this direct appeal followed. Appellant submits numerous claims of counsel...

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