Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 12/21/2004

Commonwealth v. Hughes

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865 A.2d 761
581 Pa. 274
2004 Pa. LEXIS 3138

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Judges: Cappy, Castille, Nigro, Newman, Saylor, Eakin, Baer

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