Commonwealth v. Broaddus
| Decision Date | 15 March 1968 |
| Parties | COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Spencer BROADDUS, Appellant. |
| Court | Pennsylvania Supreme Court |
Spencer Broaddus in pro. per.
Arlen Specter, Dist. Atty., Alan J. Davis, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appeals Division, Walter M. Phillips, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Richard A. Sprague, First Asst. Dist. Atty., Philadelphia, for appellee.
Before BELL, C.J., and MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN and ROBERTS, JJ.
Order affirmed.
COHEN, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case.
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