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- Title: Commonwealth v. Thompson
- Author : Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
- Release Date : January 19, 1951
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 67 KB
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Sometime between 7 and 8 p.m. on September 13, 1949, the defendant entered a drinking place at number 20 Townsend Street, Pittsburgh, known as the Barbary Coast Club. With a 45 calibre Colt revolver he shot Aaron Daniels through the left arm. Daniels had been talking to the bartender, Russell Wallace, and was turning from the bar to leave when he was shot. There was testimony that before the shot was fired the defendant said, "This is a stick-up, dont nobody move." The bartender remonstrated with the defendant and then said, "Dont kill me, if you want the money take the money. Dont kill me." There was further testimony that the bartender raised his hands in the air and that the defendant after reaching in the