(DOWNLOAD) "Commonwealth v. Gates" by Supreme Court of Pennsylvania # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free

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Title: Commonwealth v. Gates
Author : Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Release Date : January 16, 1968
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 56 KB

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Following a trial before judge and jury at which appellant pleaded not guilty and relied upon the defense of alibi, the jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree, fixing the penalty at life imprisonment. Appellant Gates subsequent appeal to this Court resulted in an affirmance of his conviction. Commonwealth v. Gates, 392 Pa. 557, 141 A.2d 219 (1958). He now appears before us a second time, allegedly aggrieved at the dismissal of his Post Conviction Hearing Act petition without hearing by the court below. Although Gates list of alleged trial and pretrial errors is impressive for its length, we agree with the court below that none of his allegations require the grant of an evidentiary hearing.