Commonwealth v. DePasquale

509 Pa. 183 (1985)

501 A.2d 626

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania

v.

Guy J. DePASQUALE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued May 17, 1985.

Decided November 21, 1985.

Reargument Denied February 4, 1986.

Clinton G. Smith, Jr., Vincent Yakowicz, Harrisburg, for appellant.

Theodore B. Smith, III, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

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