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COM. v. HARRIS

550 Pa. 92 (1997)

703 A.2d 441

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. John HARRIS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 20, 1997.

Reargument Denied January 28, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Michael Farrell, Philadelphia, for J. Harris.

Catherine Marshall, Alan Sacks, Philadelphia, for the Commonwealth.

Robert A. Graci, Harrisburg, for Office of Atty. Gen.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO and NEWMAN, JJ.

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

This is a direct appeal pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 722(4) and 9711(h) from the imposition of a sentence of death by the Philadelphia County Common Pleas Court. Appellant, John Harris, was convicted by a jury of first degree murder, robbery, criminal conspiracy, two counts of recklessly endangering another person and possessing an instrument of crime.1 Following the penalty phase, the...

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