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COM. v. SAUNDERS

454 Pa.Super. 561 (1996)

686 A.2d 25

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Louis SAUNDERS, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed November 20, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel H. Greene, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Peter J. Gardner, Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for the Commonwealth, appellee.

Before: TAMILIA, SAYLOR and OLSZEWSKI, JJ.

OLSZEWSKI, Judge:

May a trial court substitute an alternate juror once the original jury has commenced deliberations? One court has commented that this question is "an important issue in the administration of criminal justice." United States v. Hillard, 701 F.2d 1052, 1056 (2d Cir.1983), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 958, 103 S.Ct. 2431, 77 L.Ed.2d 1318 (1983). Nevertheless, until now, the question has remained unanswered in...

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