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COMMONWEALTH v. THATCHER

364 Pa. 326 (1950)

Commonwealth, Appellant, v. Thatcher.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

March 20, 1950.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Ceris, Special Assistant District Attorney, with him William Coghlan, District Attorney, for appellant.

John D. Ray, with him J. Frank Kelker and Reed, Ewing & Ray, for appellee.

Before MAXEY, C.J., DREW, LINN, STERN, STEARNE and JONES, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. CHIEF JUSTICE MAXEY, March 20, 1950:

This is an appeal taken by the Commonwealth from the judgment of the court below sustaining the defendant's demurrer to a count charging murder and to a count charging voluntary manslaughter. On September 12, 1949, the grand jury returned against Robert E. Thatcher, a police officer of Beaver Falls, Beaver County, an indictment containing three counts: murder, voluntary manslaughter, and involuntary manslaughter...

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