COMMONWEALTH v. ROOT


403 Pa. 571 (1961)

Commonwealth v. Root, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

May 2, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Franklin L. Gordon, with him Gordon & Gordon, for appellant.

Alfred Delduco, Assistant District Attorney, with him Samuel J. Halpren, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., BELL, MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN, BOK and EAGEN, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. CHIEF JUSTICE JONES, May 2, 1961:

The appellant was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for the death of his competitor in the course of an automobile race between them on a highway. The trial court overruled the defendant's demurrer to the Commonwealth's evidence and, after verdict, denied his motion in arrest of judgment. On appeal from the judgment of sentence entered on the jury's verdict, the Superior...

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