COMMONWEALTH v. WOODS


366 Pa. 618 (1951)

Commonwealth v. Woods, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

March 19, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Beatty, for appellant.

Leo J. Kelly, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, with him William S. Rahauser, District Attorney, for appellee.

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


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE BELL, March 19, 1951:

Eddie Woods, brother of the defendant, was shot and killed at approximately 4 a.m. on August 6, 1949, in defendant's apartment. Eddie was shot in the stomach by a 16 gauge single barrel shotgun of defendant which defendant was holding and the defendant was found guilty of murder in the second degree. Defendant insists that the shooting was accidental and asks for a new trial because...

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