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Com. v. Devery

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Dec 12, 1985
501 A.2d 249 (Pa. 1985)

Opinion

Argued December 3, 1985.

Decided December 12, 1985.

Appeal from Judgment of Sentence of Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, Trial Division, Criminal Section, entered September 13, 1983, at Nos. 2169-2171, May Term, 1981.

Mitchell Strutin, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief/Appeals Div., Steven J. Cooperstein, Philadelphia, for appellee.

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


ORDER


Commonwealth's Petition for Remand granted. Sentence of death vacated and matter remanded to Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia for imposition of sentence of life imprisonment.


Summaries of

Com. v. Devery

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Dec 12, 1985
501 A.2d 249 (Pa. 1985)
Case details for

Com. v. Devery

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. John DEVERY, Appellant

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Dec 12, 1985

Citations

501 A.2d 249 (Pa. 1985)
501 A.2d 249

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