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COM. v. BECK

502 Pa. 78 (1983)

464 A.2d 316

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. DeWayne BECK, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 1, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy J. Savage, Philadelphia (Court-appointed), for appellant.

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

Before ROBERTS, C.J., and NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON and ZAPPALA, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

The appellant, DeWayne Beck, was arrested on March 26, 1976 in connection with the stabbing death of William Jackson. Subsequently, the appellant admitted the stabbing1 and was charged with murder, manslaughter, conspiracy, possession of instruments of crime, and possession of a concealed weapon. The two possession charges were not prossed and appellant was tried on the murder, manslaughter...

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