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COM. v. SMITH

511 Pa. 343 (1986)

513 A.2d 1371

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Clifford SMITH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 29, 1986.

Reargument Denied October 6, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Kerrigan, Newtown, for appellant.

Michael J. Kane, Dist. Atty., Alan M. Rubenstein, Asst. Dist. Atty., Doylestown, Stephen B. Harris, Warrington, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

On November 22, 1983, in a trial by jury in the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County, the appellant, Clifford Smith, was found guilty of murder of the first degree. A separate sentencing hearing was then held, as required by 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9711, and appellant was sentenced to death. The instant direct appeal ensued.

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