COMMONWEALTH v. PALERMO


368 Pa. 28 (1951)

Commonwealth v. Palermo, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

June 27, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thompson Bradshaw, with him Oran W. Panner, James B. Ceris, Ruggero J. Aldisert and Bradshaw & Panner, for appellant.

J. Wilmer Martin, First Assistant District Attorney, with him William Coghlan, District Attorney, for appellee.

Before DREW, C.J., STERN, STEARNE, JONES, BELL, LADNER and CHIDSEY, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE LADNER, June 27, 1951:

On July 15, 1950, Camille Colodanato died as a result of gunshot wounds inflicted by the defendant, Joseph Palermo, who was his brother-in-law. Defendant was charged with murder, voluntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of voluntary manslaughter. Motions in arrest of judgment and for a new trial were denied by the court below and defendant was sentenced four to twelve years...

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