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Commonwealth v. Murphy

Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Feb 7, 1974
317 A.2d 306 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1974)

Opinion

Argued December 7, 1973.

February 7, 1974.

Indictments charging defendant with aggravated robbery, burglary, and carrying a firearm on public streets. Before REED, J. Appeals, Nos. 564 to 568, inclusive, Oct. T., 1972, from judgment of sentence of Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division, of Philadelphia, March T., 1971, Nos. 497 to 501, inclusive. Argued December 7, 1973.

John W. Packel, Assistant Defender, with him James Donohue, Assistant Defender, and Vincent J. Ziccardi, Defender, for appellant; James T. Ranney, Assistant District Attorney, with him David Richman, Assistant District Attorney, and Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.


Five indictments were returned against appellant charging aggravated robbery of three individuals (Nos. 497, 498, 499, March Term, 1971) and burglary (No. 500) and violation of firearms statute (No. 501). The only evidence at a preliminary hearing concerned indictments Nos. 499 and 501. See Commonwealth v. Rose, 437 Pa. 30, 261 A.2d 586 (1970). The court below sentenced on all five indictments concurrently.

The conviction on indictments at Nos. 497, 498 and 500, March Term, 1971 is reversed and the record remanded for resentence on the convictions at Nos. 499 and 501.

SPAULDING, J., absent.


Summaries of

Commonwealth v. Murphy

Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Feb 7, 1974
317 A.2d 306 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1974)
Case details for

Commonwealth v. Murphy

Case Details

Full title:Commonwealth v. Murphy, Appellant

Court:Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Feb 7, 1974

Citations

317 A.2d 306 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1974)
317 A.2d 306