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COMMONWEALTH v. KIRKLAND

413 Pa. 48 (1963)

Commonwealth v. Kirkland, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

November 27, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert Martin, with him Joseph C. Recht, for appellant.

William Claney Smith, Assistant District Attorney, with him George H. Ross, Assistant District Attorney, and Edward C. Boyle, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before BELL, C.J., MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN and ROBERTS, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BELL, November 27, 1963:

Defendant-appellant (Catherine Kirkland) was tried upon an indictment containing two counts: (1) murder and (2) voluntary manslaughter. Following her general plea of guilty, the case was heard by Judge McKENNA without a jury. He found her guilty of murder in the second degree and sentenced her to imprisonment for not less than four and not more than eight years. This appeal followed. Only two questions

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