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COM. v. JONES

501 Pa. 162 (1983)

460 A.2d 739

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Jesse JONES, Jr., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 27, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James S. Bruno, Philadelphia (Court-appointed), for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Michael Turner, Asst. Dist. Attys., for appellee.

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

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

On November 11, 1977, after a trial by jury, Jesse Jones was found guilty of first degree murder, robbery, burglary, criminal conspiracy, and possession of an instrument of crime. Under the statute then in effect, 18 Pa.C. S.A. § 1311, Act of 1974, March 26, P.L. 213, No. 46, § 3, as amended, Act of 1974, Dec. 30, P.L. 1052, No. 345, § 1 (rewritten, Act of 1978, Sept. 13, P.L. 756, No. 141, § 1...

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