COMMONWEALTH v. FISHER


439 Pa. 87 (1970)

Commonwealth v. Fisher, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

April 28, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stuart E. Savage, for appellant.

Robert L. Campbell, Assistant District Attorney, with him Carol Mary Los, Assistant District Attorney, and Robert W. Duggan, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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


OPINION BY MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BELL, April 28, 1970:

The appellant, Richard Fisher, was convicted by a jury of voluntary manslaughter. Following denial of his motion for a new trial and imposition of sentence, he filed this appeal.

The sole issue raised by this appeal is whether the trial Judge committed reversible error when he instructed the jury that the defendant has the burden of proving his assertion of self...

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